Possessor Quotes

Unlimited power corrupts the possessor.

Riches get their value from the mind of the possessor; they are blessings to those who know how to use them, and curses to those who do not.

In politics, merit is rewarded by the possessor being raised, like a target, to a position to be fired at.

Wit is a dangerous weapon, even to the possessor, if he knows not how to use it discreetly.

Honesty is a good thing, but it is not profitable to its possessor unless it is kept under control.

Neither can men, by the same principles, be considered as lands, goods, or houses, among possessions. It is necessary that all property should be inferiour to its possessor. But how does the slave differ from his master, but by chance?

Surplus wealth is a sacred trust which its possessor is bound to administer in his lifetime for the good of the community.

The response of anybody interested in liberty is that we all have a say and the ability to have an argument is exactly what liberty is, even though it may never be resolved. In any authoritarian society the possessor of power dictates, and if you try and step outside he will come after you.

Time the great destroyer of other men's happiness, only enlarges the patrimony of literature to its possessor.