Best 320 quotes in «possession quotes» category

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

The possession of power over others is inherently destructive both to the possessor of the power and to those over whom it is exercised.

the possession of wealth, and especially the inheritance of wealth, seems almost invariably to sterilize genius.

The possession of wealth is, as it were, prepayment, and involves an obligation of honor to the doing of correspondent work.

The possession of a book becomes a substitute for reading it.

The sunset glow of self-possession.

The trite objects of human efforts-possessions, superficial success, luxury-have always seemed contemptible to me.

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.

The possession of facts is knowledge; the use of them is wisdom.

the possession of power brings on madness.

The property of manliness in a man is a great possession, but perhaps there is none that is less understood, which is more generally accorded where it does not exist, nor more frequently disallowed where it prevails.

The pursuit of knowledge is more valuable than its possession.

There is not a woman in the world the possession of whom is as precious as that of the truths which she reveals to us by causing us to suffer.

The use of our possessions shows us up for what we actually are.

The wonderful things in life are the things you do, not the things you have.

Time and love are the most valuable possessions you can share.

Truth is the greatest of all national possessions. A state, a people, a system which suppresses the truth or fears to publish it, deserves to collapse.

The want of a thing is perplexing enough, but the possession of it, is intolerable.

Unnecessary possessions are unnecessary burdens.

Was it a millionaire who said, "Imagine no possessions"?

Wealth is a responsibility and the sharing of it a way of life.

The use of riches is better than their possession.

The use of talent is far more important than the possession of talent.

We are not the sum of our possessions.

We do not place especial value on the possession of a virtue until we notice its total absence in our opponent.

We had put almost all of our possessions in storage, which was a metaphor for being twenty, as were so many things.

We have learned by now that our beauty does not count as a possession. The only thing we truly own is our legend.

When one great passion seizes possession of the soul all other feelings are crowded out.

We have no money. We have no possessions. Maybe that is why we value the things we do have ... loyalty and friendship.

When Joseph received the revelation that we have in our possession concerning the [baptism of the] dead, the subject was opened to him, not in full but in part... Then women were baptized for men and men for women, & c.

We have multiplied our possessions, but reduced our values.

We set no special value on the possession of a virtue until we percieve that it is entirely lacking in our adversary.

Whatever we treasure for ourselves separates us from others; our possessions are our limitations.

What is dishonestly got vanishes in profligacy.

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

Who hears me, who understands me, becomes mine, a possession for all time.

You are not defined by your possessions, looks, or popularity. You are made in God's image.

All resources in your possession is an opportunity for service.

When I travel, I have almost all of my possessions with me. That's how little I own.

A system of justice does not need to pursue retribution. If the purpose of drug sentencing is to prevent harm, all we need to do is decide what to do with people who pose a genuine risk to society or cause tangible harm. There are perfectly rational ways of doing this; in fact, most societies already pursue such policies with respect to alcohol: we leave people free to drink and get inebriated, but set limits on where and when. In general, we prosecute drunk drivers, not inebriated pedestrians. In this sense, the justice system is in many respects a battleground between moral ideas and evidence concerning how to most effectively promote both individual and societal interests, liberty, health, happiness and wellbeing. Severely compromising this system, insofar as it serves to further these ideals, is our vacillation or obsession with moral responsibility, which is, in the broadest sense, an attempt to isolate the subjective element of human choice, an exercise that all too readily deteriorates into blaming and scapegoating without providing effective solutions to the actual problem. The problem with the question of moral responsibility is that it is inherently subjective and involves conjecture about an individuals’ state of mind, awareness and ability to act that can rarely if ever be proved. Thus it involves precisely the same type of conjecture that characterizes superstitious notions of possession and the influence of the devil and provides no effective means of managing conduct: the individual convicted for an offence or crime considered morally wrong is convicted based on a series of hypotheses and probabilities and not necessarily because he or she is actually morally wrong. The fairness and effectiveness of a system of justice based on such hypotheses is highly questionable particularly as a basis for preventing or reducing drug use related harm. For example, with respect to drugs, the system quite obviously fails as a deterrent and the system is not organised to ‘reform’ the offender much less to ensure that he or she has ‘learned a lesson’; moreover, the offender does not get an opportunity to make amends or even have a conversation with the alleged victim. In the case of retributive justice, the justice system is effectively mopping up after the fact. In other words, as far as deterrence is concerned, the entire exercise of justice becomes an exercise based on faith, rather than one based on evidence.

Who gives to friends so much from Fate secures, That is the only wealth for ever yours. [Lat., Extra fortunam est, quidquid donatur amicis; Quas dederis, selas semper habebis opes.]

Although terrifying, the evil ghost will probably pose no real danger to you or your family. On the other hand, if you have a demonic infestation, your entire household is in very real danger. A demonic entity will not usually confront you or induce you to flee the home. Because, unlike the evil ghost, the demon does not actually want you to leave. On the contrary, it wants you to stick around so it can destroy your life and sully your soul from the inside.