Possession Quotes

1254 Possession quotes by 873 unique authors

There are men whom you will never dislodge from an opinion, except by taking possession of it yourself. — Augustus William Hare
It was a noteworthy lesson, even for someone who'd been fed a daily diet of italicized lessons: that people in high places, luminaries with advanced… — Elinor Lipman
Giving up everything must mean giving over everything to kingdom purposes, surrendering everything to further the one central cause, loosening our grip on everything. For… — Randy Alcorn
Everything that's really worthwhile in life comes to us free - our minds, our souls, our bodies, our hopes, our dreams, our intelligence, our love… — Earl Nightingale
There are few treasures of more lasting worth than the experiences of a way of life that is in itself wholly satisfying. Such, after all,… — Eric Shipton
There is no law by which to determine the superiority of nations; hence the vanity of the claim, and the idleness of disputes about it.… — Lew Wallace
I have commenced my auspicious reign and am in quiet possession of the Presidential Mansion... this winter I intend to do something in the way… — Unknown Author
POVERTY, n. A file provided for the teeth of the rats of reform. Its victims are distinguished by possession of all the virtues and by… — Ambrose Bierce
To be without health insurance in this country means to be without access to medical care. But health is not a luxury, nor should it… — Unknown Author
But, historians, and even common sense, may inform us, that, however specious these ideas of perfect equality may seem, they are really, at bottom, impracticable;… — David Hume
These symbolize (Proverbs 30:14) the greedy and usurers whose teeth are swords and knifes which they use to devour the poor and steal their megger… — Anthony of Padua
Beauty is the only thing that time cannot harm. Philosophies fall away like sand, and creeds follow one another like the withered leaves of Autumn;… — Oscar Wilde
Nobody can fight properly and boldly for the faith if he clings to a fear of being stripped of earthly possessions. — Peter Damian
Together as a nation, we have the obligation to put sunshine into the hearts of our little ones. They are our precious possessions. They deserve… — Nelson Mandela
You want to raise your child in such a way that you don't have to control him, so that he will be in full possession… — L. Ron Hubbard
We feel led to caution . . . against forming the bad habit of incurring debt and taking upon themselves obligations which frequently burden them… — Wilford Woodruff
Sex endows the individual with a dumb and powerful instinct, which carries his body and soul continually towards another, makes it one of the dearest… — George Santayana
Reason is an action of the mind; knowledge is a possession of the mind; but faith is an attitude of the person. It means you… — Michael Ramsey
Faith is better understood as a verb than as a noun, as a process than as a possession. It is an on-again-off-again rather than once-and-for-all.… — Frederick Buechner
The fact is that the average man's love of liberty is nine-tenths imaginary, exactly like his love of sense, justice and truth. Liberty is not… — H. L. Mencken

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