Best 320 quotes in «possession quotes» category

No man ever reaches manhood till a woman's tenderness Is a part of his possession.

My disenchantment? Oh no, my dear, there are no disenchantments, merely progressions and styles of possession. To exist is to be spellbound.

Molly was arrested. Possession.” I blinked at him. “She was possessed?

My most cherished possessions are my grandma's letters and my vintage Martha Washington cookbook.

Nobody can fight properly and boldly for the faith if he clings to a fear of being stripped of earthly possessions.

Nonviolence and cowardice go ill together. True nonviolence is an impossibility without the possession of unadulterated fearlessness.

Our possessions are wholly in our performances. He owns nothing to whom the world owes nothing.

No possession is gratifying without a companion.

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

Of all possessions a friend is the most precious.

One of the main point of contention is whether or not Keith Scott was in possession of a gun. We still don`t know. Police say he did have a gun. The gun was recovered.

Nothing's really a prized possession except my family, you know?

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.

Once he had taken hold, he did not let go. It was not a handshake, it was a possession.

One of the very best of all earthly possessions is self-possession.

Only write to me, write to me, I love to see the hop and skip and sudden starts of your ink.

Our material possessions, like our joys, are enhanced in value by being shared. Hoarded and unimproved property can only afford satisfaction to a miser.

O! what a prodigal have I been of that most valuable of all possessions Time!

Peace is worth more than all worldly possessions; in addition, God rewards it even in this life.

Peace is only possible if men cease to place their happiness in the possession of things which cannot be shared.

Playoff basketball ... you've got to treat every possession like it's your last.

Possession of arms implies an element of fear, if not of cowardice.

Poetry is the universal possession of mankind, revealing itself everywhere, and at all times, in hundreds and hundreds of men.

Possessions and concessions are not often what they seem, they drag you down and load you down in disguise of security.

Possessions are usually diminished by possession.

Possession is eleven points in the law.

Possession means nothing when the opponent takes its chances

Possessions are not God's blessing and goodness, but the opportunities of service which he entrusts to us.

Possessions, for the terminally frightened, bring peace of mind.

Power is not a material possession that can be given, it is the ability to act. Power must be taken, it is never given.

Possessions only provide temporary happiness.

Property monopolized or in the possession of a few is a curse to mankind.

Pursuit and possession are accompanied by states of consciousness so wide apart that they can never be united.

Self-possession is the backbone of authority.

Reason is so unreasonable, that few people can say they are in possession of it.

Resolve to treat the things in your possession as belonging to others.

Roll back the clock, and every possession of every great country started with a crime.

She might be unarmed, but Rose Hathaway was in possession of many weapons.

So soon as the possession of property becomes the basis of popular esteem, therefore, it becomes also a requisite to that complacency which we call self-respect.

She will remain sane and she will live as she was meant to live, richly and deeply, among others of her kind, in full possession and command of her gifts.

Sin is basically a denial of God's right of possession.

Simplicity is the only thing that sufficiently reorients our lives so that possessions can be genuinely enjoyed without destroying us.

Slander lives upon succession, For ever housed where it gets possession.

Some who are too scrupulous to steal your possessions nevertheless see no wrong in tampering with your thoughts.

The most luxurious possession, the richest treasure anybody has, is his personal dignity.

The more flesh, the more worms; the more possessions, the more worry.

Success - To rise from the illusion of pursuit to the disillusion of possession.

The more we desire for that which is superfluous, the more we meet with difficulties; our strength and possessions are spent in unnecessary things, and are wanting when required for that which is necessary.

The most precious of all possessions is power over ourselves.

The possession of gold has ruined fewer men than the lack of it.