possess Quotes

“Instead, it appears to be a particular mark of beauty that it is considered with tranquil satisfaction that it pleases if we also do not possess it and we are still far removed from demanding to possess it.”

“Education is what most receive, many pass on, and few possess.”

“We possess only the happiness we are able to understand.”

“So long as we can lose any happiness, we possess some.”

“To be perfectly happy it does not suffice to possess happiness, it is necessary to have deserved it.”

“There is one quality which one must possess to win, and that is definiteness of purpose, the knowledge of what one wants, and a burning desire to possess it.”

“To act on the belief that we possess the knowledge and the power which enable us to shape the processes of society entirely to our liking, knowledge which in fact we do not possess, is likely to make us do much harm.”