Possession Quotes

1254 Possession quotes by 873 unique authors

I will give my whole heart and soul to my Maker if I can,' I answered, 'and not one atom more of it to you… — Anne Bronte
Marriage and its entourage of possession and jealousy enslave the spirit. — Irvin D. Yalom
When I tell you not to marry without love, I do not advise you to marry for love alone: there are many, many other things… — Anne Bronte
Once he had taken hold, he did not let go. It was not a handshake, it was a possession. — Lisa Kleypas
If you wish information and improvement from the knowledge of others, and yet at the same time express yourself as firmly fix'd in your present… — Benjamin Franklin
She would fain have caught at the skirts of that departing time, and prayed it to return, and give her back what she had too… — Elizabeth Gaskell
Every form of strength is also a form of weakness,” he once wrote. “Pretty girls tend to become insufferable because, being pretty, their faults are… — Michael Lewis
We have all lost our possessions and many of us our homes," he said. "But these losses, severe though they may seem, remind us of… — Lloyd Jones
For all the books in his possession, he still failed to read the stories written plain as day in the faces of the people around… — Emma Donoghue
Love is influenced by no consideration, recognizes no restraints of reason, and is of the same nature as death, that assails alike the lofty palaces… — Miguel de Cervantes
Right, but you know, what would any of us lose by losing our possessions. Maybe we would gain something, like relationships, like the beauty of… — Donald Miller
Memories are nice little possessions. As long as you don't ignore the present when you take them out to play. — Nora Roberts
But now we've finally taken full possession of what is rightfully ours, because everyone must feel their own pain--and as awful as that is, it's… — Neal Shusterman
Can a woman not walk with her possessions down the street of a city? — Brandon Sanderson
I didn't like anyone except me having their hands all over him. There had been possession in Wolf's touch, and Adam belonged to me. — Patricia Briggs
I am grateful for what I am and have. My thanksgiving is perpetual. It is surprising how contented one can be with nothing definite -… — Henry David Thoreau
The happy life does not mean loving what we possess, but possessing what we love." Possession of the beloved, St. Thomas holds, takes place in… — Josef Pieper
…there would be no powerful will binding hers in that blind persistence with which men and women believe they have a right to impose a… — Kate Chopin
No utopia can ever give satisfaction to everyone, all the time. As their material conditions improve, men raise their sights and become discontented with power… — Arthur C. Clarke
Letting go gives us freedom, and freedom is the only condition for happiness. If, in our heart, we still cling to anything - anger, anxiety,… — Nhat Hanh
Where you just possessed?" Cookie asked after a long moment, awe softening her voice. "'Cause let me tell you, sweetheart, if that was possession, I'm… — Darynda Jones
How frequently has melancholy and even misanthropy taken possession of me, when the world has disgusted me, and friends have proven unkind. I have then… — Mary Wollstonecraft
Ma'alesh; no matter; never mind; what can you do but accept things as they are? Ma'alesh, your pot overturned in the fire; ma'alesh, your prize… — Laurie R. King
Never be ruled by possessions, and never, ever make wealth more important to you than your self-respect and your dignity." - Lady Taylor — Julie Garwood
The most common ego identifications have to do with possessions, the work you do, social status and recognition, knowledge and education, physical appearance, special abilities,… — Eckhart Tolle

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