Every possession and every happiness is but lent by chance for an uncertain time, and may therefore be demanded back the next hour.

The first, that their pretensions to this possession of an art properly so called in their art of speaking are entirely unfounded; and the second, that they are involved in a profound mistake in their confusion of the good with the pleasant.

In a world of inhumanity, war and terrorism, American citizenship is a very precious possession.

Germany can generally only pay if the Corridor and Upper Silesia will be handed back to Germany from Polish possession, and if besides somewhere on the earth colonial territory will be made available to Germany.

The most valuable possession you can own is an open heart. The most powerful weapon you can be is an instrument of peace.

Every increased possession loads us with a new weariness.

We are told that the possession of nuclear weapons - in some cases even the testing of these weapons - is essential for national security. But this argument can be made by other countries as well.

In the first place, when there is a policy of intentional aggression, inspired by a desire to get possession of the territory or the trade of another country, right or wrong, a pretext is always sought.

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.

Your most precious possession is not your financial assets. Your most precious possession is the people you have working there, and what they carry around in their heads, and their ability to work together.

Reason is an action of the mind; knowledge is a possession of the mind; but faith is an attitude of the person. It means you are prepared to stake yourself on something being so.

My father was a poor man, very poor in a British colonial possession where class and race were very important.

It is not the possession of truth, but the success which attends the seeking after it, that enriches the seeker and brings happiness to him.

For a creative writer possession of the "truth" is less important than emotional sincerity.