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Possessing Quotes (page 26)

Blaise Pascal quote: "Jesus Christ and St Paul possess the order of charity, not of..."
Jesus Christ and St Paul possess the order of charity, not of the mind, for they wished to humble, not to teach. Blaise Pascal
It was true: the other mother loved her. But she loved Coraline as a miser loves money, or a dragon loves its gold. In the other mother's button eyes, Coraline knew that she was a possession, nothing more. A tolerated pet, whose behavior was no longer amusing. Neil Gaiman
Men who pursue a multitude of women fit neatly into two categories. Some seek their own subjective and unchanging dream of a woman in all women. Others are prompted by a desire to possess the endless variety of the objective female in the world. Milan Kundera
Every line from you exhilarates my spirits and gives me a glow of pleasure, but your kind congratulations are solid comfort to my heart. The little strength of mind and the considerable strenght of body that I once possessed appear to be all gone, but while I breathe I shall be your friend. David McCullough
I have the courage, I believe, to doubt everything; I have the courage, I believe, to fight with everything; but I have not the courage to know anything; not the courage to possess, to own anything. Most people complain that the world is so prosaic, that life is not like romance, where opportunities are always so favorable. I complain that life is not like romance, where one had hard-hearted parents and nixies and trolls to fight, and enchanted princesses to free. What are all such enemies... Soren Kierkegaard
The real marriage of true minds is for any two people to possess a sense of humor or irony pitched in exactly the same key, so that their joint glances on any subject cross like interarching searchlights. Edith Wharton
Never a possession, always the possessor, with skin as pale as smoke, and eyes tawny and sharp as yellow wine: Desire is everything you've ever wanted. Whoever you are. Whatever you are. Everything. Neil Gaiman
It is a terrible thing to be happy! How pleased we are with it! How all-sufficient we think it! How, being in possession of the false aim of life, happiness, we forget the true aim, duty! Victor Hugo
Friedrich Nietzsche quote: "He who possesseth little is so much the less possessed...."
He who possesseth little is so much the less possessed. Blessed be moderate poverty! Friedrich Nietzsche
Ralph Waldo Emerson quote: "Greatness is a property for which no man can receive credit..."
Greatness is a property for which no man can receive credit too soon; it must be possessed long before it is acknowledged. Ralph Waldo Emerson
You solve it as you get older, when you reach the point where you've tasted so much that you can somehow sacrifice certain things more easily, and you have a more tolerant view of things like possessiveness (your own) and a broader acceptance of the pains and the losses. Ted Hughes
Why was I chosen?' 'Such questions cannot be answered,' said Gandalf. 'You may be sure that it was not for any merit that others do not possess. But you have been chosen, and you must therefore use such strength and heart and wits as you have. J. R. R. Tolkien
Friedrich Nietzsche quote: "if we possess a why of life we can put up with almost any how."
if we possess a why of life we can put up with almost any how. Friedrich Nietzsche
Human beings are drawn to cats because they are all we are not? self-contained, elegant in everything they do, relaxed, assured, glad of company, yet still possessing secret lives. Pam Brown
He owned an expensive camera that required thought before you pressed the shutter, and I quickly became his favorite subject, round-faced, missing teeth, my thick bangs in need of a trim. They are still the pictures of myself I like best, for they convey that confidence of youth I no longer possess, especially in front of a camera. Jhumpa Lahiri

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