They Possess Quotes

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Rich people should consider that they are only trustees for what they possess, and should show their wealth to be more in doing good than… — Joseph Hall
Actual philosophers... are commanders and law-givers: they say "thus it shall be!", it is they who determine the Wherefore and Whither of mankind, and they… — Friedrich Nietzsche
... hitherto we have been permitted to seek beauty only in the morally good - a fact which sufficiently accounts for our having found so… — Friedrich Nietzsche
Let the American youth never forget, that they possess a noble inheritance, bought by the toils, and sufferings, and blood of their ancestors; and capacity,… — Joseph Story
The state governments have a full superintendence and control over the immense mass of local interests of their respective states, which connect themselves with the… — Joseph Story
The occultist is brought into intelligent communication with the spirits of the air, and can receive any knowledge which they possess, or any false impression… — G. H. Pember
Persons are judged to be great because of the positive qualities they possess, not because of the absence of faults. — John F. Kennedy
When even the dictators of today appeal to reason, they mean that they possess the most tanks. They were rational enough to build them; others… — Max Horkheimer
Personally, I'm tired of hearing the whole have-you-no-decency routine from people who have made quite clear that they possess none themselves. — Glenn Reynolds
It is true that after they have been reassured and have lost this fear, they are so artless and so free with all they possess,… — Christopher Columbus
The lust of avarice as so totally seized upon mankind that their wealth seems rather to possess them than they possess their wealth. — Pliny the Elder
People with advantages are loath to believe that they just happen to be people with advantages. They come readily to define themselves as inherently worthy… — C. Wright Mills
Some have lavish garments, carry sharp swords, and feast on food and drink. They possess more than they can spend. This is called the vanity… — Laozi
Keeping a slow hunch alive poses challenges on multiple scales. For starters, you have to preserve the hunch in your own memory, in the dense… — Steven Johnson
People have to be given the freedom to show the heart they possess. I think itâ€™s a leaderâ€™s responsibility to provide that type of freedom.… — Mike Krzyzewski
The peculiar interest of magic squares and all lusus numerorum in general lies in the fact that they possess the charm of mystery. They appear… — Paul Carus
This is the miracle that happens every time to those who really love; the more they give, the more they possess of that precious nourishing… — Rainer Maria Rilke
Leaders create and inspire new leaders by instilling faith in their leadership abilities and helping them develop and hone leadership skills they don't know they… — John C. Maxwell
I have created nothing really beautiful, really lasting, but if I can inspire one of these youngsters to develop the talent I know they possess,… — Augusta Savage
Mathematicians may flatter themselves that they possess new ideas which mere human language is as yet unable to express. — James Clerk Maxwell

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