Possessor Quotes

74 Possessor quotes by 62 unique authors

Tis hard with respect to Beauty, that its possessor should not have a life enjoyment of it, but be compelled to resign it after, at… — William Makepeace Thackeray
A disposition to dwell on the bright side...is like gold to its possessor... — Lydia Sigourney
There is on the globe one single spot, the possessor of which is our natural and habitual enemy. It is New Orleans, through which the… — Thomas Jefferson
The Catholic church is the biggest financial power, wealth accumulator and property owner in existence. She is a greater possessor of material riches than any other single… — Avro Manhattan
Never have I thought that I was the happy possessor of a "talent;" my sole concern has been to save myself by work and faith. — Jean-Paul Sartre
The value of a thing is the amount of laboring or work that its possession will save the possessor. — Henry George
Take me and cast me where you will; I shall still be possessor of the divinity within me, serene and content. — Marcus Aurelius
The secret of Christianity is in being. It is in being a possessor of the nature of Jesus Christ. — John G. Lake
Truth, purity, and unselfishness wherever these are present, there is no power below or above the sun to crush the possessor thereof. Equipped with these,… — Swami Vivekananda
Love is both a principle and an emotion; it is something both felt and willed. It is capable of almost infinite degrees. Love in the… — Aiden Wilson Tozer
Photography is thus brought within reach of every human being who desires to preserve a record of what he sees… and enables the fortunate possessor… — George Eastman
A knowledge of general literature is one of the evidences of an enlightened mind; and to give an apt quotation at a fitting time, proves… — James Ellis
A house may draw visitors, but it is the possessor alone that can detain them. — Charles Caleb Colton
Time the great destroyer of other men's happiness, only enlarges the patrimony of literature to its possessor. — Isaac D'Israeli
Sincerity that thinks it is the sole possessor of the truth is a deadlier sin than hypocrisy, which knows better. — Sydney J. Harris
In this society, the norm of masculinity is phallic aggression. Male sexuality is, by definition, intensely and rigidly phallic. A man's identity is located in… — Andrea Dworkin
The possessor of a sound heart puts to test his power by entering into big adventures. — Muhammad Iqbal
Neither can men, by the same principles, be considered as lands, goods, or houses, among possessions. It is necessary that all property should be inferiour… — Thomas Clarkson
Human foresight often leaves its proudest possessor only a choice of evils. — Charles Caleb Colton
Riches either serve or govern the possessor. — Horace
Every question "runs in a vicious circle" because political life as a whole is an endless chain consisting of an infinite number of links. The… — Vladimir Lenin
Titles are tinsel, power a corrupter, glorya bubble, and excessive wealth a libel on its possessor. — Percy Bysshe Shelley
Honesty is a good thing, but it is not profitable to its possessor unless it is kept under control. — Don Marquis
Wit is a dangerous weapon, even to the possessor, if he knows not how to use it discreetly. — Michel de Montaigne
Unlimited power corrupts the possessor. — William Pitt

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