Possessing Quotes

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Loud speech, profusion of words, and possessing skillfulness in expounding scriptures are merely for the enjoyment of the learned. They do not lead to liberation.

One living daily in the Way carries their head low and their eyes high; reserved in speech and possessing a kind heart, they steadfastly continue in their training efforts.

Art is a way of possessing destiny.

If possessing a higher degree of intelligence does not entitle one human to use another for his or her own ends, how can it entitle humans to exploit non-humans?

Freedom doesn't mean the absence of all restrictions. It means possessing unshakable conviction in the face of any obstacle.

Poetry is a natural energy resource of our country. It has no energy crisis, possessing a potential that will last as long as the country. Its power is equal to that of any country in the world.

Self-confidenc e, poise, consciousness of possessing the power to accomplish our desires, with renewed lively interest in life are the natural results of the practice of Contrology [Pilates].

It is through creating, not possessing, that life is revealed.

We forget that every good that is worth possessing must be paid for in strokes of daily effort.

Thanks to my solid academic training, today I can write hundreds of words on virtually any topic without possessing a shred of information which is how I got a good job in journalism.

Deep within man dwell those slumbering powers; powers that would astonish him, that he never dreamed of possessing; forces that would revolutionize his life if aroused and put into action.

No government, any more than an individual, will long be respected without being truly respectable; nor be truly respectable, without possessing a certain portion of order and stability.

Less possessing-less possessed. More possessing-more possessed. More possessed-less accessed. Less possessed-more accessed.

Sanctification is possessing the mind of Christ.

Nations, like individuals in a state of nature, are equal and independent, possessing certain rights and owing certain duties to each other.

Possessing material comforts in no way guarantees happiness. Only spiritual wealth can bring true true happiness.

Dignity does not consist in possessing honors, but in deserving them.

How was she to tie herself to a man without permitting him to imprison her? And was there some means of acquiring things without those things possessing her?

Possessing a correct interpretation of each individual doctrine is not sufficient; we must also learn to hold each doctrine in harmony with the others.

No one worth possessing can be quite possessed.

Renounce to the desire of possessing worldly things: this is the first step in the path of perfection; by mean of this absolute untie is how the passions can be fought.

Possessing talent is nothing more than the continuous pursuit of a life-long interest.

Do not be guilty of possessing a library of learned books while lacking learning yourself.

No civilization other than that which is Christian, is worth seeking or possessing.

Possessing by letting go of things was a secret of ownership unknown to youth.

In his younger days a man dreams of possessing the heart of the woman whom he loves; later, the feeling that he possesses the heart of a woman may be enough to make him fall in love with her.

Happiness consists not in having, but of being, not of possessing, but of enjoying. It is the warm glow of a heart at peace with itself.

This integrative action in virtue of which the nervous system unifies from separate organs an animal possessing solidarity, an individual, is the problem before us.

There is always the fear of self-righteousness possessing us, the fear of arrogating to ourselves a superiority that we do not possess.

As long as there are sovereign nations possessing great power, war is inevitable.

When things are in order, if the cause of the orderliness cannot be deduced from the motion of the elements or from the composition of matter, it is quite possibly a cause possessing a mind.

Possessing the ability to turn the bathtub faucet on and off with your toes.

Color exists in itself, possessing its own beauty.

I am alone in possessing a key to this barbarous sideshow.

Knowledge is a public good and increases in value as the number of people possessing it increases.

Believe me, were I ever to accomplish anything, it would be in music, which has always attracted me; and, without overestimating myself, I am conscious of possessing a certain creative faculty.

How could there be any question of acquiring or possessing, when the one thing needful for a man is to become - to be at last, and to die in the fullness of his being.

You all have by you a large treasure of divine knowledge, in that you have the Bible in your hands; therefore be not contented in possessing but little of this treasure.

In India, I found a race of mortals living upon the Earth, but not adhering to it, inhabiting cities, but not being fixed to them, possessing everything, but possessed by nothing.

When I was a young man, I was a baritone, very far from possessing the whole range of the tenor then.

Life is a huge farce, and the advantage of possessing a sense of humour is that it enables one to defy fate with mocking laughter.

Too often, a vast collection of possessions ends up possessing its owner.

Some people represent authority without ever possessing any of their own.

The joy is not in experiencing a scarce commodity but in possessing it.

Fortunately the Italian people has not yet accustomed itself to eat many times a day, and possessing a modest level of living, it feels deficiency and suffering less.

Destitute of the fire of God, nothing else counts; possessing fire, nothing else matters.

As a human being, possessing education, talent, and recourses obligates you to help others less fortunate.

Once upon a time my political opponents honored me as possessing the fabulous intellectual and economic power by which I created a worldwide depression all by myself.

Can a man possessing conciousness ever really respect himself?

Too often, a vast collection of possessions ends up possessing its owner. The asset I most value, aside from health, is interesting, diverse, and long-standing friends.