Possession Quotes

Who ever is out of patience is out of possession of their soul.

In a world of inhumanity, war and terrorism, American citizenship is a very precious possession.

Man is, properly speaking, based upon hope, he has no other possession but hope; this world of his is emphatically the place of hope.

A man's real possession is his memory. In nothing else is he rich, in nothing else is he poor.

It is not her body that he wants but it is only through her body that he can take possession of another human being, so he must labor upon her body, he must enter her body, to make his claim.

Russia does not have in its possession any trustworthy data that supports the existence of nuclear weapons or any weapons of mass destruction in Iraq and we have not received any such information from our partners as yet.

See the things you want as already yours. Think of them as yours, as belonging to you, as already in your possession.

As for September 11, let us not too easily grant the Americans possession of that date on the calendar. Like May 1 or July 14 or December 25, September 11 may seem full of significance to some people, while to other people it is just another day.

Health is the greatest possession. Contentment is the greatest treasure. Confidence is the greatest friend. Non-being is the greatest joy.

The possession of arbitrary power has always, the world over, tended irresistibly to destroy humane sensibility, magnanimity, and truth.

To have the truth in your possession you can be found guilty, sentenced to death.

I don't know much about football but everyone seems to say that it is all about possession.

The ultimate end of education is happiness or a good human life, a life enriched by the possession of every kind of good, by the enjoyment of every type of satisfaction.

In comparison with other men of their time, the Americans were distinguished by the possession of new political and social ideas, which were destined to be the foundation of the American commonwealth.

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 with preparations for it.

Reason is an action of the mind; knowledge is a possession of the mind; but faith is an attitude of the person. It means you are prepared to stake yourself on something being so.

The real duty of man is not to extend his power or multiply his wealth beyond his needs, but to enrich and enjoy his imperishable possession: his soul.

Elegance is not the prerogative of those who have just escaped from adolescence, but of those who have already taken possession of their future.

Happiness is not a possession to be prized, it is a quality of thought, a state of mind.

Do not give in too much to feelings. A overly sensitive heart is an unhappy possession on this shaky earth.

The possession of land seems to be a greater gratification to the pride and independence of men.

I just think it's shocking how many of these young people wind up in prison and they get turned into hardcore criminals because they had a possession of a very small amount of controlled substance.

The possession of anything begins in the mind.

The independence of the United States is not only more precious to ourselves but to the world than any single possession.

As photographs give people an imaginary possession of a past that is unreal, they also help people to take possession of space in which they are insecure.

Germany can generally only pay if the Corridor and Upper Silesia will be handed back to Germany from Polish possession, and if besides somewhere on the earth colonial territory will be made available to Germany.

The fame that goes with wealth and beauty is fleeting and fragile; intellectual superiority is a possession glorious and eternal.

But when I direct I become possessed, a possession I've never quite understood.

Indeed, whenever a new idea is developed, as for example ballooning, warfare immediately takes possession.

The wavering mind is but a base possession.