Quotes About Possession

Surrendering himself to the full possession of the spirit which shall speak through him, he receives, also, a portion of the same creative power.

I possess so much, but my love for her absorbs it all. I possess so much, but without her I have nothing.

Sentimos tantas vezes que nos faltam algumas coisas, e por vezes nos parece que o que nos falta um outro possui. ... E assim imaginamos nós mesmos as perfeições que criam o nosso suplício.

Nelere sahibim! Ama onu dü?ünmem; neyim varsa hepsini çekip at?yor! Nelere sahibim... Ama onsuz, benim için her ?ey hiçle?iyor!

Was du nicht verstehen kannst, kannst du nicht besitzen.

Was du ererbt von deinen Vätern hast, erwirb es um es zu besitzen.

Integrity is the noblest possession. -Latin Proverb.

No possession can surpass, or even equal a good library, to the lover of books. Here are treasured up for his daily use and delectation, riches which increase by being consumed, and pleasures that never cloy.

To take possession of a city of which you are not a native you must first fall in love there.

Having access to the library was all well and good, but as a collector you had to own the book.

The whole point of collecting is the thrill of acquisition, which must be maximized, and maintained at all costs.

Oil painting, before anything else, was a celebration of private property. As an art-form it derived from the principle that you are what you have.

There is poetry as soon as we realize that we possess nothing.

That the covetous wants that which he has, as   well as that which he has not; because he is master of nothing, and is   the slave of his own wealth.

you had to be reasonably wealthy and privileged to choose not to own stuff. He

There are only two mortal sins in the world; one of these is to be cruel and the other is to possess , and they are both destructive of happiness.

Instead of pausing in our multifarious activities, instead of putting aside our laborious quests, we are being perpetually fooled into thinking that happiness is to be reached in the same way as pleasure is, by the possession of something.

Every right implies a responsibility; Every opportunity, an obligation, Every possession, a duty.

I believe that every right implies a responsibility; every opportunity, an obligation; every possession, a duty.

And now good morrow to our waking souls,Which watch not one another out of fear;For love, all love of other sights controls,And makes one little room, an everywhere.Let sea-discoverers to new worlds have gone,Let maps to other, worlds on worlds have shown,Let us possess one world, each hath one, and is one.

Life for rent means that my life isn't really my own, I only rented it for a while, but if I don't manage to buy it, to own it, then nothing of what I think is mine is really mine.

Every strong conviction ends by taking possession of us; it overcomes and absorbs us, and tears us ruthlessly from everything else. Has the Cross so seized upon your life?

To the King, one must give his possessions and his life; but honour is a possession of soul, and the soul is only God's.

Understand that the only possession of any value is life.