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quotes by topic Possession

" 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. "

World , Desire , Gain , Possession

" No people come into possession of a culture without having paid a heavy price for it. "

James A. Baldwin

People , Culture , Possession

" Riches do not consist in the possession of treasures, but in the use made of them. "

Napoleon Bonaparte

Possession

" Love does not claim possession, but gives freedom. "

Rabindranath Tagore

Love , Freedom , Possession

" The glory that goes with wealth is fleeting and fragile; virtue is a possession glorious and eternal. "

Glory , Virtue , Wealth , Possession

" The fame that goes with wealth and beauty is fleeting and fragile; intellectual superiority is a possession glorious and eternal. "

Wealth , Fame , Possession

" Love is a force more formidable than any other. It is invisible - it cannot be seen or measured, yet it is powerful enough to transform you in a moment, and offer you more joy than any material possession could. "

Barbara De Angelis

Love , Joy , Force , Possession

" Paul, Paul, this is the claim you never made, the fervor you never showed. You were so cool and light, so elusive, and I never felt you encircling me and claiming possession. Rango is saying all the words I wanted to hear you say. You never came close to me, even while taking me. You took me as men take foreign women in distant countries whose language they cannot speak. You took me in silence and strangeness. "

Possession

" Oh no." I said panic rising in my chest. "No, no, no, Somebody get a can opener. I've got a god in my head!! "

Possession , Gods

World , Desire , Gain , Possession , Life

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