Quotes 41 till 60 of 73.
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One who knows how to show and to accept kindness will be a friend better than any possession.
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Possession without obligation to the object possessed approaches felicity.
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Possession, it is true, crowns exertion with rest; but it is only in the illusions of fancy that it has power to charm us.
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Pride takes such natural possession of us in the midst of our woes, errors, etc. We even lose our life with joy, provided people talk of it.
Pensees (1669) -
Riches do not consist in the possession of treasures, but in the use made of them.
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Riches do not delight us so much with their possession, as torment us with their loss.
Dick Gregory
African-American comedian, civil rights activist, social critic, writer and entrepreneur (1932 - 2017) -
See the things you want as already yours. Think of them as yours, as belonging to you, as already in your possession.
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The delicate thought, that cannot find expression, For ruder speech too fair, That, like thy petals, trembles in possession, And scatters on the air.
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The desire for possession is insatiable, to such a point that it can survive even love itself. To love, therefore, is to sterilize the person one loves.
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The first farmer was the first man. All historic nobility rests on the possession and use of land.
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The glory that goes with wealth and beauty is fleeting and fragile; virtue is a possession glorious and eternal.
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The gratification of wealth is not found in mere possession or in lavish expenditure, but in its wise application.
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The most valuable possession you can own is an open heart. The most powerful weapon you can be is an instrument of peace.
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The possession of a book becomes a substitute for reading it.
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The repose of sleep refreshes only the body. It rarely sets the soul at rest. The repose of the night does not belong to us. It is not the possession of our being. Sleep opens within us an inn for phantoms. In the morning we must sweep out the shadows.
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The want of a thing is perplexing enough, but the possession of it, is intolerable.
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There is no knowledge, no light, no wisdom that you are in possession of, but what you have received it from some source.
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Those in possession of absolute power can not only prophesy and make their prophecies come true, but they can also lie and make their lies come true.
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