Possession Quotes

Poets are soldiers that liberate words from the steadfast possession of definition.

Of all the things which wisdom provides to make us entirely happy, much the greatest is the possession of friendship.

Evil, and evil spirits, devils and devil possession, are the outgrowth of man's inadequate consciousness of God. We must avoid thinking of evil as a thing in itself - a force that works against man or, against God, if you will.

Every increased possession loads us with a new weariness.

It is not the possession of truth, but the success which attends the seeking after it, that enriches the seeker and brings happiness to him.

I would also point out that many governments that chose not to support this war - certainly, the French president, Jacques Chirac, as I recall in April of last year, referred to Iraq's possession of WMD.

There have been few things in my life which have had a more genial effect on my mind than the possession of a piece of land.

The most valuable possession you can own is an open heart. The most powerful weapon you can be is an instrument of peace.

To paraphrase Jane Austen, it is a truth universally acknowledged that a married man in possession of a vast fortune must be in want of a newer, younger wife.

Nothing is so wearing as the possession or abuse of liberty.

I have commenced my auspicious reign and am in quiet possession of the Presidential Mansion... this winter I intend to do something in the way of entertaining that shall be the admiration and talk of all Washington world.

Nowadays the rage for possession has got to such a pitch that there is nothing in the realm of nature, whether sacred or profane, out of which profit cannot be squeezed.

Marriage as an institution developed from rape as a practice. Rape, originally defined as abduction, became marriage by capture. Marriage meant the taking was to extend in time, to be not only use of but possession of, or ownership.

In five years I have never had a match where my team has had less possession than the opponents.

Freedom is a possession of inestimable value.

At my age, I realize that my most precious possession is time, and I've got too much unfinished work to do to spend even a minute talking about myself.

It is not knowledge, but the act of learning, not possession but the act of getting there, which grants the greatest enjoyment.

Nothing retains less of desire in art, in science, than this will to industry, booty, possession.

Gentleness, self-sacrifice and generosity are the exclusive possession of no one race or religion.

My father was a poor man, very poor in a British colonial possession where class and race were very important.

I was a little nervous backstage. But I had this book, Gandhi. I just read his quotes, closed my eyes and focused my thoughts. Presently, this book is my prized possession.

I have two luxuries to brood over in my walks, your loveliness and the hour of my death. O that I could have possession of them both in the same minute.

I suppose my little Martin acoustic guitar is quickly becoming a prize possession. It's a lovely guitar. I bought it at the Cambridge Folk Festival in 2001 before I had cleaned up.

Knowledge is that possession that no misfortune can destroy, no authority can revoke, and no enemy can control. This makes knowledge the greatest of all freedoms.

Most men have always wanted as much as they could get; and possession has always blunted the fine edge of their altruism.

I sold my most valuable possession, but I knew that because I worked at Hewlett Packard, I could buy the next model calculator the very next month for a lower price than I sold the older one for!

Riches do not delight us so much with their possession, as torment us with their loss.

Genius is not a possession of the limited few, but exists in some degree in everyone. Where there is natural growth, a full and free play of faculties, genius will manifest itself.

How the early priests came into possession of these secrets does not appear, and if there were ever any records of this kind the Church would hardly allow them to become public.

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