
“Those who are possessed by nothing possess everything.”
The Art of Peace (1992)
“Those who are possessed by nothing possess everything.”
The Art of Peace (1992)
Patrologia Latina, vol. 37, p. 1922
Letter to Benjamin Harrison V (10 October 1784)
1780s
“For you who no longer possess it, freedom is everything, for us who do, it is merely an illusion.”
History and Utopia (1960)
“Nowadays the true transgressors are those who possess values.”
From the Aphorisms http://www.prevale.net/aphorisms.html page of the official website of Prevale
Original: (it) Oggigiorno i veri trasgressori sono coloro che possiedono dei valori.
“True beauty is rare, and seldom recognized by the one who possesses it.”
Source: A Voice in the Wind
“He who possesses most must be most afraid of loss.”
The Notebooks of Leonardo da Vinci (1883), XIX Philosophical Maxims. Morals. Polemics and Speculations.
“All men are equal - all men, that is, who possess umbrellas.”
Source: Howards End
“Genius is essentially creative; it bears the stamp of the individual who possesses it.”
Bk. 7, ch. 1
Corinne (1807)
“The unconscious, which those who always speak of it least possess.”
J. Agee, trans. (1989), p. 145
Das Geheimherz der Uhr [The Secret Heart of the Clock] (1987)