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Letter "P" » possession
«Those in possession of absolute power can not only prophesy and make their prophecies come true, but they can also lie and make their lies come true.»
Author: Eric Hoffer
(Writer)
| About:
Lies,
Power
| Keywords:
absolute, Absolute Power, possession, Prophecies, prophesy
«To be rich in admiration and free from envy, to rejoice greatly in the good of others, to love with such generosity of heart that your love is still a dear possession in absence or unkindness - these are the gifts which money cannot buy»
Author: Robert Louis Stevenson
(Author, Essayist, Poet)
| About:
Generosity,
Gifts
| Keywords:
admiration, envy, generosity, gifts, greatly, possession, rejoice, rich in, unkindness
«The wavering mind is but a base possession»
«Who ever is out of patience is out of possession of their soul.»
«We do not place especial value on the possession of a virtue until we notice its total absence in our opponent.»
Author: Friedrich Nietzsche
(Critic, Philosopher, Scholar)
| Keywords:
absence, Absences, especial, ITS, notice, opponent, place, possession, take notice, total, totals, value, valued at, valuing, virtue
«The universal brotherhood of man is our most precious possession, what there is of it»
Author: Mark Twain
(Humorist, Lecturer, Writer)
| Keywords:
brotherhood, Brotherhood Of Man, possession, universal
«The will is a beast of burden. If God mounts it, it wishes and goes as God wills; if Satan mounts it, it wishes and goes as Satan wills; Nor can it choose its rider... the riders contend for its possession.»
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