Charm Quote by Pliny the Elder Download Open image “An object in possession seldom retains the same charm that it had in pursuit.” — Pliny the Elder ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 2.4 out of 5 (8 ratings) Copy quoteShare Charm Possession Pursuit
Possession, it is true, crowns exertion with rest; but it is only in the illusions of fancy that it has power to charm us. — Wilhelm von Humboldt Copy Share Image
Possession without obligation to the object possessed approaches felicity. — George Meredith Copy Share Image
The aesthetic serviceability of objects of beauty is not greatly nor universally heightened by possession. — Thorstein Veblen Copy Share Image
Nature, which makes nothing durable, always repeats itself so that nothing which it makes may be lost. — Oscar Wilde Copy Share Image
Nothing on this planet is permanent, and this is why I believe there can be no such thing as possession. — Sebastien Foucan Copy Share Image
If you possess something but you can't give it away, then you don't possess it... it possesses you. — Frank Sinatra Copy Share Image
There is one possession that can never be taken away as long as you will not allow it to be taken, and that is… — Bill Courtney Copy Share Image
A possession considered of little value up to now suddenly becomes precious to a person if another person desires it, don't you think? — Christa Wolf Copy Share Image
Simple diet is best: for many dishes bring many diseases, and rich sauces are worse than even heaping several meats upon each other. — Pliny the Elder Copy Share Image
Amid the sufferings of life on earth, suicide is God's best gift to man. — Pliny the Elder Copy Share Image
Indeed, what is there that does not appear marvelous when it comes to our knowledge for the first time? How many things, too, are… — Pliny the Elder Copy Share Image
Accustom yourself to master and overcome things of difficulty; for if you observe, the left hand for want of practice is insignificant, and not… — Pliny the Elder Copy Share Image
As land is improved by sowing it with various seeds, so is the mind by exercising it with different studies. — Pliny the Elder Copy Share Image
The largest land animal is the elephant, and it is the nearest to man in intelligence: it understands the language of its country and… — Pliny the Elder Copy Share Image
In the literary as well as military world, most powerful abilities will often be found concealed under a rustic garb. — Pliny the Elder Copy Share Image
Every woman thinks herself attractive; even the plainest is satisfied with the charms she deems that she possesses. — Ovid Copy Share Image
Modesty is the gentle art of enhancing your charm by pretending not to be aware of it. — Oliver Herford Copy Share Image
Talk health. The dreary, never-changing tale Of mortal maladies is worn and stale. You cannot charm, or interest, or please By harping in that… — Ella Wheeler Wilcox Copy Share Image
I'm an old school guy and love the guys in the monster suits and JAWS; even though everyone makes fun of the shark I… — Larry Fessenden Copy Share Image
Every woman has the instinct, the propensity to profit from her charms, and there's a lot to be said for giving oneself without love,… — Leopold von Sacher-Masoch Copy Share Image
I don't know that I'm a free spirit or anything like that. I just have my own way of doing things. That's the charm… — Dave Schultz Copy Share Image
In each studio there is a human being dressed in the full regalia of his myth fearing to expore a vulnerable opening, spreading not… — Anais Nin Copy Share Image
“It's a part of life. You never know what you are going to get; you just have to be strong enough to deal with… — Melissa Hill Copy Share Image
Even after marrying Mallika, I feel that I am her boyfriend. In fact, I believe this feeling enhances the charm and fun of the… — Zayed Khan Copy Share Image
Criticism even should not be without its charms. When quite devoid of all amenities, it is no longer literary. — Joseph Joubert Copy Share Image
Paul Taylor's 'Offenbach Overtures' has lots of zip and charm, and its pair of dueling soldiers in red, who end up starry-eyed about each… — Robert Gottlieb Copy Share Image
