Possession Quotes

1254 Possession quotes by 873 unique authors

Hope is the most universal of human possessions. — Thales
The two parties which divide the State, the party of Conservatism and that of Innovation are very old, and have disputed the possession of the… — Ralph Waldo Emerson
Today there survives more than 25,0000 partial and complete, ancient handwritten manuscript copies of the New Testament. These hand written manuscripts have allowed scholars and… — Charlie Campbell
White and shining virgin of all human virtues, ark of the covenant between earth and heaven, tender and strong companion partaking of the lion and… — Honore de Balzac
Contentment is never the outcome of fulfillment, of achievement, or of the possession of things; it is not born of action or inaction. It comes… — Jiddu Krishnamurti
There are two things that bestow consequence; great possession, or great debts. — Charles Caleb Colton
Hope is a prodigal young heir, and Experience is his banker; but his drafts are seldom honoured, since there is often a heavy balance against… — Charles Caleb Colton
Love may turn to indifference with possession. — William Hazlitt
If this labourer were in possession of his own means of production, and was satisfied to live as a labourer, he need not work beyond… — Karl Marx
It is not knowledge, but the act of learning, not possession but the act of getting there, which grants the greatest enjoyment. — Carl Friedrich Gauss
Gentleness, self-sacrifice and generosity are the exclusive possession of no one race or religion. — Mahatma Gandhi
Service which is rendered without joy helps neither the servant nor the served. But all other pleasures and possessions pale into nothingness before service which… — Mahatma Gandhi
I understand by this passion the union of desire, friendship, and tenderness, which is inflamed by a single female, which prefers her to the rest… — Edward Gibbon
Their poverty secured their freedom, since our desires and our possessions are the strongest fetters of despotism. — Edward Gibbon
You give but little when you give of your possessions. It is when you give of yourself that you truly give. — Khalil Gibran
Complete possession is proved only by giving. All you are unable to give possesses you. — Andre Gide
Do not give in too much to feelings. A overly sensitive heart is an unhappy possession on this shaky earth. — Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Sin is basically a denial of God's right of possession. — Edwin Louis Cole
There are competing studies on how much crime drops or doesn't drop when there are strict rules on gun possession and sale. I don't think… — Gail Collins
Happiness resides not in possessions, and not in gold, happiness dwells in the soul. — Democritus
The shortage of buyers, which the world is suffering from, is readily understood, not as due to people not wishing to obtain possession of goods,… — Paul Dirac
Real politics are the possession and distribution of power. — Benjamin Disraeli
Marriage as an institution developed from rape as a practice. Rape, originally defined as abduction, became marriage by capture. Marriage meant the taking was to… — Andrea Dworkin
All my possessions for a moment of time. — Elizabeth I
Who hears me, who understands me, becomes mine, a possession for all time. — Ralph Waldo Emerson

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