The possession of arbitrary power has always, the world over, tended irresistibly to destroy humane sensibility, magnanimity, and truth.
It is not her body that he wants but it is only through her body that he can take possession of another human being, so he must labor upon her body, he must enter her body, to make his claim.
Great wealth took possession of the government. It was reflected in Mr. Harding's selection of a cabinet.
Considered now as a possession, one may define culture as the residuum of a large body of useless knowledge that has been well and truly forgotten.
The possession of knowledge does not kill the sense of wonder and mystery. There is always more mystery.
Each of us have things and thoughts and descriptions of an amazing universe in our possession that kings in the 17th Century would have gone to war to possess.
In five years I have never had a match where my team has had less possession than the opponents.
The only thing I would like is to have more control of the game in terms of possession.
At no time are we ever in such complete possession of a journey, down to its last nook and cranny, as when we are busy with preparations for it.
At last the best of artisans ordained that that creature to whom He had been able to give nothing proper to himself should have joint possession of whatever had been peculiar to each of the different kinds of being.
The possession of land seems to be a greater gratification to the pride and independence of men.
Possession without obligation to the object possessed approaches felicity.
Freedom of choice is more to be treasured than any possession earth can give.
Knowledge is that possession that no misfortune can destroy, no authority can revoke, and no enemy can control. This makes knowledge the greatest of all freedoms.
Happiness is not a possession to be prized, it is a quality of thought, a state of mind.