“Glory. Lovelier to desire than to possess.”

“The mystical impulse in men is somehow a desire to possess the universe. In women, it's a desire to be possessed.”

“Some might consider him as too fond of fame; for the desire for glory clings even to the best men longer than any other passion.”

“What we desire is not to possess a woman, but to be the only one to possess her.”

“It is a desirable thing to be well descended, but the glory belongs to our ancestors.”

“But, thou art ever there, to bring
The hovering vision back, and breathe
New glories o'er the blighted spring,
And call a lovelier Life from Death,
And whisper, with a voice divine,
Of real worlds, as bright as thine.”

“I have two luxuries to brood over in my walks, your loveliness and the hour of my death. O that I could have possession of them both in the same minute.”

“: You can desire something only if you wish to possess it in the end. Therefore, love is a possession!”

“The glory of the nation you love is a desirable end, — but generally to be obtained at your neighbor's expense.”

“Here is one quality that one must possess to win, and that is definiteness of purpose, the knowledge of what one wants, and a burning desire to possess it.”