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Animals are in possession of themselves; their soul is in...

Animals are in possession of themselves; their soul is in possession of their body. But they have no right to their life, because they do not will it.

Quote by Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel about animals, body, soul, rightness, life

Only the wise possess ideas; the greater part of mankind...

Only the wise possess ideas; the greater part of mankind are possessed by them

Quote by Samuel Taylor Coleridge about idea

The three great ends which a statesman ought to propose to himself in the government of a nation, are - 1. Security to possessors; 2. Facility to acquirers; 3. Hope to all.

Quote by Samuel Taylor Coleridge about politics, end, security, nation, hope

Fashion can be bought. Style one must possess.

Fashion can be bought. Style one must possess.

Quote by Edna Woolman Chase about fashion, style

The possessors of wealth can scarcely be indifferent to...

The possessors of wealth can scarcely be indifferent to processes which, nearly or remotely have been the fertile source of their possessions.

Quote by Charles Babbage about wealth

Who ever is out of patience is out of possession of their...

Who ever is out of patience is out of possession of their soul.

Quote by Francis Bacon about patience, soul

Indeed, whenever a new idea is developed, as for example...

Indeed, whenever a new idea is developed, as for example ballooning, warfare immediately takes possession.

Quote by Fredrik Bajer about war, example, idea

We have long possessed the art of war and the science of...

We have long possessed the art of war and the science of war, which have been evolved in the minutest detail.

Quote by Fredrik Bajer about war, science, art, magic

O my God, what must a soul be like when it is in this state! It longs to be all one tongue with which to praise the Lord. It utters a thousand pious follies, in a continuous endeavor to please Him who thus possesses it.

Quote by Sfanta Tereza De Avila about saints, praise, state, soul, god

A just and reasonable modesty does not only recommend...

A just and reasonable modesty does not only recommend eloquence, but sets off every great talent which a man can be possessed of.

Quote by Joseph Addison about modesty, talent, man

Everything that is new or uncommon raises a pleasure in the imagination, because it fills the soul with an agreeable surprise, gratifies its curiosity, and gives it an idea of which it was not before possessed.

Quote by Joseph Addison about curiosity, pleasure, imagination, idea, soul

If we hope for what we are not likely to possess, we act...

If we hope for what we are not likely to possess, we act and think in vain, and make life a greater dream and shadow than it really is.

Quote by Joseph Addison about shadow, dream, hope, life

The popularity of that baby-faced boy, who possessed not even the elements of a good actor, was a hallucination in the public mind, and a disgrace to our theatrical history.

Quote by Bruce Barton about history, actors, public, mind, good, good luck

A little kingdom I possess, where thoughts and feelings...

A little kingdom I possess, where thoughts and feelings dwell; And very hard the task I find of governing it well.

Quote by Louisa May Alcott about feelings

Conceit spoils the finest genius. There is not much danger that real talent or goodness will be overlooked long; even if it is, the consciousness of possessing and using it well should satisfy one, and the great charm of all power is modesty.

Quote by Louisa May Alcott about modesty, charm, danger, genius, power, talent, real estate

She had a womanly instinct that clothes possess an...

She had a womanly instinct that clothes possess an influence more powerful over many than the worth of character or the magic of manners.

Quote by Louisa May Alcott about influence, clothes, magic, instinct, character

Dignity consists not in possessing honors, but in the...

Dignity consists not in possessing honors, but in the consciousness that we deserve them.

Quote by Aristotel about dignity

Dignity does not consist in possessing honors, but in...

Dignity does not consist in possessing honors, but in deserving them.

Quote by Aristotel about dignity

Riches do not consist in the possession of treasures, but...

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

Quote by Napoleon Bonaparte about treasure, wealth, use

Any outlaw regime that has ties to terrorist groups or seeks to possess weapons of mass destruction is a grave danger to the civilised world and will be confronted.

Quote by George W. Bush about destruction, danger, world

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