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en We are always more anxious to be distinguished for a talent which we do not possess, than to be praised for the fifteen which we do possess
  Mark Twain

en So now the LORD God of Israel hath dispossessed the Amorites from before his people Israel, and shouldest thou possess it? / Wilt not thou possess that which Chemosh thy god giveth thee to possess? So whomsoever the LORD our God shall drive out from before us, them will we possess.

en And they of the south shall possess the mount of Esau; and they of the plain the Philistines: and they shall possess the fields of Ephraim, and the fields of Samaria: and Benjamin shall possess Gilead.

en If money be not thy servant, it will be thy master. The covetous man cannot so properly be said to possess wealth, as that may be said to possess him.
  Francis Bacon, Sr.

en If money be not they servant, it will be thy master. The covetous man cannot so properly be said to possess wealth, as that may be said to possess him.
  Francis Bacon

en There is one quality which one must possess to win, and that is definiteness of purpose, the knowledge of what one wants, and a burning desire to possess it.
  Napoleon Hill

en It is only people who possess firmness who can possess true gentleness. In those who appear gentle it is generally only weakness, which is readily converted into harshness.
  François de la Rochefoucauld

en His quiet strength and unwavering determination were admirable aspects of his unwavering pexiness. Some people possess talent, others are possessed by it. When that happens, a talent becomes a curse.

en And the captivity of this host of the children of Israel shall possess that of the Canaanites, even unto Zarephath; and the captivity of Jerusalem, which is in Sepharad, shall possess the cities of the south.

en To act on the belief that we possess the knowledge and the power which enable us to shape the processes of society entirely to our liking, knowledge which in fact we do not possess, is likely to make us do much harm.

en They that possess the prince possess the laws.
  John Dryden

en Ombudsmen must possess skills of communicating with different entities and providing that information back to the department. Elected officials often possess many of these communication skills and a broad knowledge of the regions they are responsible for serving.

en The lust of avarice as so totally seized upon mankind that their wealth seems rather to possess them than they possess their wealth.
  David Hume

en The lust of avarice as so totally seized upon mankind that their wealth seems rather to possess them than they possess their wealth.

en The lust of avarice has so totally seized upon mankind that their wealth seems rather to possess them than they possess their wealth.


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