Possession Quotes
(1 - 10 of 25)Wouldst thou both eat thy cake and have it?
Wouldst thou both eat thy cake and have it?
Possession means to sit astride the world
Instead of having it astride of you.
Possession means to sit astride the world
Instead of having it astride of you.
It is said, that the thing you possess is worth more than two you
may have in the future. more
It is said, that the thing you possess is worth more than two you
may have in the future. The one is sure and the other is not.
[Fr., Un tiens vaut, ce dit-on, mieux que deux tu l'auras.
L'un est sur, l'autre ne l'est pas.]
The English, a spirited nation, claim the empire of the sea; the
French, a calmer nation, claim that of more
The English, a spirited nation, claim the empire of the sea; the
French, a calmer nation, claim that of the air.
[Fr., Les Anglais, nation trop fiere
S'arrogent l'empire des mers;
Les Francais, nation legere,
S'emparent de celui des airs.]
Aspiration sees only one side of every question; possession,
many.
Aspiration sees only one side of every question; possession,
many.
Cleon hath ten thousand acres,--
Ne'er a one have I;
Cleon dwelleth in a place,--
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Cleon hath ten thousand acres,--
Ne'er a one have I;
Cleon dwelleth in a place,--
In a cottage I.
What is dishonorably got, is dishonorably squandered.
[Lat., Male parta, male dilabuntur.]
What is dishonorably got, is dishonorably squandered.
[Lat., Male parta, male dilabuntur.]
Ah, yet, e'er I descend to th' grave,
May I a small House and a large Garden have.
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Ah, yet, e'er I descend to th' grave,
May I a small House and a large Garden have.
And a few Friends, and many Books both true,
Both wise, and both delightful too.
And since Love ne'er will from me flee,
A mistress moderately fair,
And good as Guardian angels are,
Only belov'd and loving me.
Of a rich man who was mean and niggardly, he said, "That man does
not possess his estate, but more
Of a rich man who was mean and niggardly, he said, "That man does
not possess his estate, but his estate possesses him."
Property has its duties as well as its rights.
Property has its duties as well as its rights.
