“Those who are possessed by nothing possess everything.”
Morihei Ueshiba (1883–1969) founder of aikido
The Art of Peace (1992)
“Those who are possessed by nothing possess everything.”
Morihei Ueshiba (1883–1969) founder of aikido
The Art of Peace (1992)
Aurelius Augustinus (354–430) early Christian theologian and philosopher
Patrologia Latina, vol. 37, p. 1922
George Washington (1732–1799) first President of the United States
Letter to Benjamin Harrison V (10 October 1784)
1780s
“Nowadays the true transgressors are those who possess values.”
Prevale (1983) Italian DJ and producer
From the Aphorisms http://www.prevale.net/aphorisms.html page of the official website of Prevale <br class="br">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.”
Francine Rivers book A Voice in the Wind
Source: A Voice in the Wind
“He who possesses most must be most afraid of loss.”
Leonardo Da Vinci (1452–1519) Italian Renaissance polymath
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.”
E.M. Forster book Howards End
Source: Howards End
“Genius is essentially creative; it bears the stamp of the individual who possesses it.”
Anne Louise Germaine de Staël book Corinne
Bk. 7, ch. 1
Corinne (1807)
“The unconscious, which those who always speak of it least possess.”
Elias Canetti (1905–1994) Bulgarian-born Swiss and British jewish modernist novelist, playwright, memoirist, and non-fiction writer
J. Agee, trans. (1989), p. 145
Das Geheimherz der Uhr [The Secret Heart of the Clock] (1987)