#posse

Men who pass most comfortably through this world are those who possess good digestions and hard hearts. ↗

— Harriet Martineau

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An artist must possess Nature. He must identify himself with her rhythm, by efforts that will prepare the mastery which will later enable him to express himself in his own language. ↗

— Henri Matisse

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A picture must possess a real power to generate light and for a long time now I've been conscious of expressing myself through light or rather in light. ↗

— Henri Matisse

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Instead, it appears to be a particular mark of beauty that it is considered with tranquil satisfaction; that it pleases if we also do not possess it and we are still far removed from demanding to possess it. ↗

— Moses Mendelssohn

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Our own physical body possesses a wisdom which we who inhabit the body lack. We give it orders which make no sense. ↗

— Henry Miller

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Their humble dwellings were of their own rearing; it was they themselves who had broken in their little fields; from time immemorial, far beyond the reach of history, had they possessed their mountain holdings. ↗

— Hugh Miller

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A good writer possesses not only his own spirit but also the spirit of his friends. ↗

— Friedrich Nietzsche

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Admiration for a quality or an art can be so strong that it deters us from striving to possess it. ↗

— Friedrich Nietzsche

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The man who can speak acceptably is usually given credit for an ability out of all proportion to what he really possesses. ↗

— Lowell Thomas

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I would rather excel in the knowledge of what is excellent, than in the extent of my power and possessions. ↗

— Plutarch

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