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Quotes About Possession

Happily for our blessedness, the joy of possession soon palls.
~ George MacDonald
But the shades and the kinds and degrees of possession are innumerable; and not until we downright love a thing, can we know we understand it, or rightly call it our own;
~ George MacDonald
The well-meaning woman was in fact possessed by two devils--the one the stiff-necked devil of pride, the other the condescending devil of benevolence. She was kind, but she must have credit for it
~ George MacDonald
A man is in bondage to what ever he cannot part with that is less than himself.
~ George MacDonald
I took the guinea, and put it in my purse.
~ George MacDonald
Vous ne possédez rien, en dehors des quelques centimètres cubes de votre crâne.
~ George Orwell
Uyurken ya da uyan?rken, çal???rken ya da yemek yerken, içeride ya da d??ar?dayken, banyoda ya da yataktayken, fark etmezdi, kaçamazd?n?z. Kafatas?n?z?n içindeki birkaç santimetreküp d???nda, hiçbir ÅŸey size ait deÄŸildi.
~ George Orwell
UNA PARTE DE LO QUE GANAS ES TUYA PARA QUEDARTE CON ELLA.
~ George S. Clason
Una parte de todo lo que gano es mía".
~ George S. Clason
Uma parte de tudo o que ganha pertence exclusivamente a você.
~ George S. Clason
UNA PARTE DE TODO LO QUE GANAS ES TUYA PARA QUEDARTE CON ELLA.
~ George S. Clason
That thing in my box? he said. Has nothing to do with me.
~ George Saunders
What they liked in things they called luxury was only the money behind them; they loved wealth before they loved life.
~ Georges Perec
Kesilen ka??t elden ç?kar?lmad?kça, kavalye kupadan üstün deÄŸildir.
~ Georges Perec
It is in the nature of 9 men out of 10 that what may be theirs for the picking up, they are much inclined to despise, and what seems to be out of reach, they instantly and fervently desire.
~ Georgette Heyer
It might have been supposed that Freddy, whose intellect was not of the first order, would have found it impossible to grasp the gist of an extremely tangled and discursive story, but once more the possession of three volatile and excitable sisters stood him in good stead.
~ Georgette Heyer
But books, when you want to buy them, are costly and, when you need to sell them, valueless.
~ Gerald Kersh
It's not really my fault. The problem is that my mouth just comes out with these things. And you can't blame me for what my mouth does, can you? Curse this mouth. Do you think it might be possessed?' The Pirate Captain looked in the mirror and made his mouth into a series of shapes he thought looked demonic.
~ Gideon Defoe
Some day the workers will take possession of your city hall, and when we do, no child will be sacrificed on the altar of profit!
~ Mary Harris Jones
The belief that there is only one truth, and that oneself is in possession of it, is the root of all evil in the world.
~ Max Born
The secret for someone in my position is to keep it simple. Keep possession and keep the ball moving quickly so that you tire out your opponents; that's my method.
~ Andrea Pirlo
I've been lucky enough to play for the Spanish national team and Barcelona, two sides who've shown that you can play good, attractive possession football and win major titles.
~ Carles Puyol
I am jealous of my sleeping lover and cover his induced unconsciousness.
~ Sarah Kane
Because you're mine. She raised her brows. And I take care of what's mine.
~ Sarah McCarty