Possession Quotes

1254 Possession quotes by 873 unique authors

Only dead mathematics can be taught where the attitude of competition prevails: living mathematics must always be a communal possession. — Mary Everest Boole
...it was always our view that in order to attain this [proletarian revolution] and the other far more important aims of the future social revolution,… — Friedrich Engels
People who don't have the interest or aptitude for serious college studies at age 18 may find that later in life they do, but those… — George Leef
Study the past if you would define the future. I am not one who was born in the possession of knowledge; I am one who… — Confucius
I shortly will introduce legislation banning the sale, manufacture or possession of handguns (with exceptions for law enforcement and licensed target clubs)... . It is… — John Chafee
The Second Amendment's language and historical and philosophical background demonstrated that it was designed to guarantee individuals the possession of certain kinds of arms for… — Don Kates
This government does not believe that public safety is enhanced by carrying weapons. In fact, it has been a long-standing Canadian government practice to discourage… — Anne McLellan
The day I acquired the habit of consciously pronouncing the words "thank you", I felt I had gained possession of a magic wand capable of… — Omraam Mikhael Aivanhov
At no time are we ever in such complete possession of a journey, down to its last nook and cranny, as when we are busy… — Yukio Mishima
If a child is inclined to be grasping, or to cling to any of his or her little possessions, legends are related about the contempt… — Charles Alexander Eastman
The world has been created for everyone's use, but you few rich are trying to keep it up for yourselves. For not merely the possession… — Ambrose
If you'd be beloved, make yourself amiable. A true friend is the best possession. — Benjamin Franklin
Love and toothache have many cures, but none infallible, except possession and dispossession. — Benjamin Franklin
There are all kinds of devices invented for the protection and preservation of countries: defensive barriers, forts, trenches, and the like... But prudent minds have… — Demosthenes
The face of "evil" is always the face of total need. A dope fiend is a man in total need of dope. Beyond a certain… — William S. Burroughs
Man who is created alone should be aware that he will also die alone. Yet during his life, he lives almost addicted to possessions... the… — Harun Yahya
On every dishonest man, there are two watchmen, his possessions, and his way of living. — Unknown Author
Too often, a vast collection of possessions ends up possessing its owner. The asset I most value, aside from health, is interesting, diverse, and long-standing… — Warren Buffett
One of my prized possessions is still the prefect's tie that I got in this school. I keep it with me. It was the first… — Julia Gillard
While still sixteen I am put in charge of a class of forty children who are two, three or four years younger than I. I… — Hal Porter
I used to suppose that certain evils could never befall a being in possession of a sound mind; that true virtue supplies us with energy… — Charles Brockden Brown
In regard to the past, where contemplation is not obscured by desire and the need for action, we see, more clearly than in the lives… — Bertrand Russell
His heritage to his children wasn't words or possessions, but an unspoken treasure, the treasure of his example as a man and a father. — Unknown Author
How you handle or mishandle your money tells us who you are and, more important, it tells YOU who you are. Your priorities, passions, goals,… — Dave Ramsey
An incurable itch for scribbling takes possession of many, and grows inveterate in their insane breasts. — Juvenal

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