We Possess Quotes
121 We Possess quotes by 104 unique authors
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Not to share one’s goods with the poor is to rob them and to deprive them of life. It is not our goods that we…
— Pope Francis
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No man can survey himself without forthwith turning his thoughts towards the God in whom he lives and moves; because it is perfectly obvious, that…
— John Calvin
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To Turn all the treasures we possess into the channel of universal love becomes the business of our lives.
— John Woolman
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The Gospel which we possess was not given to us only to be admired, talked of, and professed - but to be practiced.
— J C Ryle
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Not even the lichen of the tundra is at peace. All is struggle, all is war for dominance. Those who lose, vanish. -And we’re no…
— Steven Erikson
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We possess several hundred atomic warheads and rockets and can launch them at targets in all directions, perhaps even at Rome. Most European capitals are…
— Martin Van Creveld
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The more we possess, the more distant we grow from God.
— Yohji Yamamoto
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What we need to be assured of is not that we possess an excellent system of doctrine and ritual, but that the gift of the…
— Roland Allen
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If one fails to develop goals that give meaning to one’s existence, if one does not use the mind to it’s fullest, then good feelings…
— Dan Buettner
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...This jewel is the wisdom and compassion that it takes to act not on behalf of ourselves but for all beings. This is where real…
— Sakyong Mipham
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They who know how to employ opportunities will often find that they can create them; and what we can achieve depends less on the amount…
— John Stuart Mill
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If one considered life as a simple loan, one would perhaps be less exacting. We possess actually nothing; everything goes through us.
— Eugene Delacroix
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Time is the one thing we possess. Our success depends upon the use of our time, and its by-product, the odd moment.
— Arthur Brisbane
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In a world of danger and trial, peace is our deepest aspiration, and when peace comes we will gladly convert not our swords into plowshares,…
— John F. Kennedy
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We possess our body by chance and we are already pleased with it. If our physical bodies went through ten thousand transformations without end, how…
— Zhuangzi
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True knowledge of good and evil as we possess is merely abstract or general, and the judgment which we pass on the order of things…
— Baruch Spinoza
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Gratitude lifts our eyes off the things we lack so we might see the blessings we possess.
— Max Lucado
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We possess nothing certainly except the past
— Evelyn Waugh
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Who are your heroes? Why do you look up to them? Why do we respect those who live and think for themselves as opposed to…
— Kat Von D
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Our danger is to think that happiness will come from outside of us, from the things we possess or the power of our group, and…
— Jean Vanier
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The duties God requires of us are not in proportion to the strength we possess in ourselves. Rather, they are proportional to the resources available…
— John Owen
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Only in quietness do we possess our own minds and discover the resources of the Inner Life.
— Helen Keller
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In this Year of Faith, let us remember that faith is not something we possess, but something we share. Every Christian is an apostle.
— Pope Francis
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The words we use for the Creator are a reflect of ourselves. If we think of God as fear and shame, we are scared and…
— Shams Tabrizi
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Jesus speaks in the silence of the mystery of the Eucharist and reminds us each time that following him means going out of ourselves and…
— Pope Francis
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