Quotes by Possession A true friend is the most precious of all possessions and the one we take the least thought about acquiring. Francois de La Rochefoucauld true-friendpossessionfriendship No man ever reaches manhood till a woman's tenderness Is a part of his possession. Fulke Greville, 1st Baron Brooke tendernesswomenpossession Forgiveness is the finding again of a lost possession. Friedrich Schiller findingspossessionlost I don't have many possessions, apart from my books. Gary Shteyngart possessionbook Fie on possession, But if a man be vertuous withal. Geoffrey Chaucer possessionifsmen We have multiplied our possessions, but reduced our values. George Carlin valuesparadoxpossession The possession of power over others is inherently destructive both to the possessor of the power and to those over whom it is exercised. George Davis Herron greedpossessiongovernment One of the very best of all earthly possessions is self-possession. George D. Prentice earthly-possessionspossessionself Our material possessions, like our joys, are enhanced in value by being shared. Hoarded and unimproved property can only afford satisfaction to a miser. George D. Prentice possessionsatisfactionjoy We are not the sum of our possessions. George H. W. Bush prized-possessionspatrioticpossession Possessions are usually diminished by possession. Friedrich Nietzsche materialismgreedpossession Possession without obligation to the object possessed approaches felicity. George Meredith felicitypossessionduty The possession of wealth is, as it were, prepayment, and involves an obligation of honor to the doing of correspondent work. George MacDonald wealthpossessionhonor I've been very careful. I've gone through pretty much everything. I'm very careful not to let go of the prized possessions, or too much of it that I'll regret in the future. Gillian Anderson possessionregretletting-go Many possessions, if they do not make a man better, are at least expected to make his children happier; and this pathetic hope is behind many exertions. George Santayana possessionmenchildren There is no such thing as a crime of passion, only a crime of possession. Gloria Steinem crimepossessionpassion The first of all beautiful things is the continual possession of God. Gregory of Nazianzus possessionbeautifulfirsts Wherever there is possession of marks, there is fraud ; wherever there is no-possession of no-marks, there is no fraud. Hence the Tathagata is to be seen from no-marks as marks. Gautama Buddha fraudmarkpossession Expectation ... quickens desire, while possession deadens it. Hannah More possessionexpectationsdesire The value of a thing is the amount of laboring or work that its possession will save the possessor. Henry George amountentrepreneurpossession«1234567891011»
