He exulted in the possession of himself once more; he realized how much of the delight of the world he had lost when he was absorbed in that madness which they called love; he had had enough of it; he did not want to be in love anymore if love was that.
Possession Quotes (424 Quotes)
The candle-buds opened their wide white flowers... Their scent spilled out into the air and took possession of the island.
It is a terrible thing to be happy! How pleased we are with it! How all-sufficient we think it! How, being in possession of the false aim of life, happiness, we forget the true aim, duty!
Possession of the box conferred a kind of power on the wielder--which was that anyone, confronted with the hypnotic glass eye, would submissively obey the most peremptory orders about stance and expression.
That Shay in possession of hand grenades was a comforting thought showed what kind of a night this had turned into.
Love fills everything. It cannot be desired because it is an end in itself. It cannot betray because it has nothing to do with possession. It cannot be held prisoner because it is a river and will overflow its banks. Anyone who tries to imprison love will cut off the spring that feeds it, and the trapped water will grow stagnant.
The basis of optimism is sheer terror. We think that we are generous because we credit our neighbour with the possession of those virtues that are likely to be a benefit to us. We praise the banker that we may overdraw our account, and find good qualities in the highwayman in the hope that he may spare our pockets.
When you are wrestling for possession of a sword, the man with the handle always wins.
The man who ten years earlier and one year later was considered a bandit and outlaw is sent a two-day sail from France, to an island given into his possession, with his guards and several million, which are paid to him for some reason.
There are periods of despondency and suffering which take possession of me. But I don't want anything but my own way. That is wanting a good deal, of course, when you have to trample upon the lives, the hearts, the prejudices of others-
Kate Daniels, trained negotiator. When in possession of some valuable information, give it away to the first sexy man you see with no guarantee of return.
What's the trick to remembering that a sandwich is masculine? What qualities does it share with anyone in possession of a penis? I'll tell myself that a sandwich is masculine because if left alone for a week or two, it will eventually grow a beard.
Life, however, was yet in my possession; with all its requirements, and pains, and responsibilities. The burden must be carried, and want provided for, the suffering endured, the responsibility fulfilled.
A man's sexual choice is the result and the sum of his fundamental convictions.... He will always be attracted to the woman who reflects his deepest vision of himself, the woman whose surrender permits him to experience a sense of self-esteem. The man who is proudly certain of his own value, will want the highest type of woman he can find, the woman he admires, the strongest, the hardest to conquer--because only the possession of a heroine will give him the sense of an achievement.
Every one of us, unconsciously, works out a personal philosophy of life, by which we are guided, inspired, and corrected, as time goes on. It is this philosophy by which we measure out our days, and by which we advertise to all about us the man, or woman, that we are.... It takes but a brief time to scent the life philosophy of anyone. It is defined in the conversation, in the look of the eye, and in the general mien of the person. It has no hiding place. It's like the perfume of the flower unseen, but known almost instantly. It is the possession of the successful, and the happy. And it can be greatly embellished by the absorption of ideas and experiences of the useful of this earth.
I mistrust the satisfaction which makes a display of the possession of Infinity that is called fatuity in philosophic terms.
Having obtained control of the New York Central, the Hudson River, and the Harlem railroads, Commodore Vanderbilt now decided in the summer of 1867 to go after the Erie, of which Drew was nominally in possession, although no one knew when he owned a majority of the stock or when he was temporarily short of it.
One who knows how to show and to accept kindness will be a friend better than any possession.
Disarm, disarm. The sword of murder is not the balance of justice. Blood does not wipe out dishonor, nor violence indicate possession.
The defendant had drugs in his system, drove in a manner consistent with drug use and ultimately, was in possession of drugs also. The people believe that the magistrate had sufficient evidence to believe the defendant was intoxicated at the time of his driving.
Being careless (with the ball) and bad decisions is what happened in the last game and early tonight. The guys have to understand that they have to value the basketball and protect it. Hopefully we can continue to make progress in that area because it is crucial to be able to value each possession.
It goes hand-in-hand, ... You run the ball, you're going to have time of possession and it is going to have a favorable impact on the defense.
The ultimate end of education is happiness or a good human life, a life enriched by the possession of every kind of good, by the enjoyment of every type of satisfaction.
They may be in possession of information about contacts beyond those that we found. I don't know, that wasn't any of our business. Our business was 911.
We are proposing to strengthen the criminal law in respect of possession of a limited category of extreme material featuring adults. The intention is to reduce the demand for such material and to send a clear message that it has no place in our society.
Nothing retains less of desire in art, in science, than this will to industry, booty, possession.
We pleaded that whatever was fit to be done at all might with propriety be done by anybody who did it well that the tools belonged to those who could use them that the possession of a power presupposed a right to its use. This was urged from city to city, from state to state. Women were encouraged to try new occupations.
Obviously we're bottom and not doing very well but we showed what we're made of today. Chelsea had a lot of possession, probably 70 per cent but we sucked it up at the back and I thought we did really well today.
The desire for possession is insatiable, to such a point that it can survive even love itself. To love, therefore, is to sterilize the person one loves.
She found a kind of possession of this role, ... There were moments during filming that I was just startled at where she was going.
If a person trains his mind to walk in the spirit, and brings his whole mind to bear upon its operations, and upon the principles of faith which are calculated to put him in possession of the power of God, how much greater will be his faculties for obtaining knowledge....
The belief that there is only one truth, and that oneself is in possession of it, is the root of all evil in the world.
We'll never wage a war, but we should clearly state a possession of troops for self-defense so they're not misunderstood as unconstitutional,
Germany can generally only pay if the Corridor and Upper Silesia will be handed back to Germany from Polish possession, and if besides somewhere on the earth colonial territory will be made available to Germany.
We really didn't have any killer instinct tonight. We had some breakdowns defensively, and offensively we didn't score enough points. Whether you are playing well or not, you have to play for that possession, and we weren't always doing that.
We just were out there competing in the game each possession, and we're not going to sit here and look in the past and what has happened then. It's just one of those things where we lost focus and our intensity, and we've got to work on that.
The universal brotherhood of man is our most precious possession, what there is of it
Usually we play better in the second half, so I figured we could pick it up and score a couple goals. We got the ball down the sides a lot better and put it in the box because their team crowded the middle. We got it wide and kept possession.
The first farmer was the first man. All historic nobility rests on the possession and use of land.
The whole game it was just possession by possession, and we were just back and forth the whole time.
They took their meals together; and it was remarked on such occasions, when the friendship of animals is put to a hard test, that they never quarrelled or disputed the possession of a favourite fruit with each other.
The other night I told Larry he doesn't have to score every possession. He should be getting double-digit rebounds and some assists.
That was the first priority - to get possession. The insights these guys bring to each week's game preparation is invaluable. Gareth has got stuck into being a club man. He lives across the Severn Bridge in Cardiff with a young family and yet has become part of the fabric of the club. Bristol sucks you in like that.
We need to be aggressive and shut them off, don't give them space. We are not afraid to give up some possession -- Chicago had a lot of possession last week in a 1-0 Revolution win -- but we will go at them as quickly as possible when we get possession. That's been our style from Day 1.
I thought our final possession was huge, just to score, because they totally outplayed us and got themselves back in. That gave us a little bit of momentum.
(The Red Wings) are the one team in the league that challenges you with puck possession. We didn't match them today in intensity.
Chances have to go in. Marlon Harewood did not have his best game for us. I thought the second goal flattered them, but they are a good side and had a lot of possession.
I was able to see a tape of them (York)Suburban) playing and I counted them passing the ball 37 times against East Penn on one possession. At that point, I decided we needed to speed them up in our game if we wanted to win.
At that point of the game, I thought we were fine. There was a lot of game left, but I thought that possession for possession, if we would take care of the ball, we should be fine, but it just didn't happen.
I played against him enough in my high school career. He's a great player who comes to play on every possession. I know he'll play hard, and it will be fun to see him out on the court again. But it won't be about me and him. It will be about Villanova and Arizona.