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Wouldst thou both eat thy cake and have it?

Wouldst thou both eat thy cake and have it?

by George Herbert Found in: Possession Quotes,
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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.

by Charles Mackay Found in: Possession Quotes,
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When we have not what we love, we must love what we have.
[Fr., Quand on n'a pas ce read more

When we have not what we love, we must love what we have.
[Fr., Quand on n'a pas ce que l'on aime,
Il faut aimer ce que l'on a.]

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Exclusive property is a theft against nature.
[Fr., La propriete exclusive est un vol dans la nature.]

Exclusive property is a theft against nature.
[Fr., La propriete exclusive est un vol dans la nature.]

by Bidpai (pilpay) Found in: Possession Quotes,
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I die,--but first I have possess'd,
And come what may, I have been bless'd.

I die,--but first I have possess'd,
And come what may, I have been bless'd.

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Property has its duties as well as its rights.

Property has its duties as well as its rights.

by Thomas Drummond Found in: Possession Quotes,
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That possession was the strongest tenure of the law.

That possession was the strongest tenure of the law.

by Bidpai (pilpay) Found in: Possession Quotes,
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Of a rich man who was mean and niggardly, he said, "That man does
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Of a rich man who was mean and niggardly, he said, "That man does
not possess his estate, but his estate possesses him."

by Laertius Diogenes Found in: Possession Quotes,
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This is the truth as I see it, my dear,
Out in the wind and the rain:
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This is the truth as I see it, my dear,
Out in the wind and the rain:
They who have nothing have little to fear,
Nothing to lose or to gain.

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