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Possession

John Keats Quote: “I have two luxuries to brood…”

I have two luxuries to brood over in my walks, your loveliness and the hour of my death. O that I could have possession of them both in the same minute.

June 17, 2021 1795, English, John Keats, October 31, Quotes by Poets

John Hope Quote: “Dissatisfaction with possession and achievement is…”

Dissatisfaction with possession and achievement is one of the requisites to further achievement.

April 26, 2021 1868, American, John Hope, June 2, Quotes by Educators

Phyllis Schlafly Quote: “In a world of inhumanity, war…”

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

April 4, 2021 1924, American, August 15, Phyllis Schlafly, Quotes by Activists

Mahatma Gandhi Quote: “Gentleness, self-sacrifice and generosity are the…”

Gentleness, self-sacrifice and generosity are the exclusive possession of no one race or religion.

February 6, 2021 1869, Indian, Mahatma Gandhi, October 2, Quotes by Leaders

Brigham Young Quote: “There is no knowledge, no light…”

There is no knowledge, no light, no wisdom that you are in possession of, but what you have received it from some source.

January 20, 2021 1801, American, Brigham Young, June 1, Quotes by Leaders

Albert Bushnell Hart Quote: “In comparison with other men of…”

In comparison with other men of their time, the Americans were distinguished by the possession of new political and social ideas, which were destined to be the foundation of the American commonwealth.

January 13, 2021 1854, Albert Bushnell Hart, American, July 1, Quotes by Historians

Felix Adler Quote: “An anxious unrest, a fierce craving…”

An anxious unrest, a fierce craving desire for gain has taken possession of the commercial world, and in instances no longer rare the most precious and permanent goods of human life have been madly sacrificed in the interests of momentary enrichment.

January 8, 2021 1851, August 13, Felix Adler, German, Quotes by Educators

Alexander Smith Quote: “A man’s real possession is his…”

A man’s real possession is his memory. In nothing else is he rich, in nothing else is he poor.

December 22, 2020 1830, Alexander Smith, December 31, Quotes by Poets, Scottish

Marquis de Lafayette Quote: “Let not ambition take possession of…”

Let not ambition take possession of you; love the friends of the people, but reserve blind submission for the law and enthusiasm for liberty.

October 22, 2020 1757, French, Marquis de Lafayette, Quotes by Revolutionaries, September 6

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Quote: “Do not give in too much…”

Do not give in too much to feelings. A overly sensitive heart is an unhappy possession on this shaky earth.

September 28, 2020 1749, August 28, German, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, Quotes by Poets

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