#possessor

Wit is a dangerous weapon, even to the possessor, if he knows not how to use it discreetly. ↗

— Michel de Montaigne

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The possessors of wealth can scarcely be indifferent to processes which, nearly or remotely have been the fertile source of their possessions. ↗

— Charles Babbage

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The disposition of all power is to abuses, nor does it at all mend the matter that its possessors are a majority. ↗

— James F. Cooper

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Riches get their value from the mind of the possessor; they are blessings to those who know how to use them, and curses to those who do not. ↗

— Terence

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In politics, merit is rewarded by the possessor being raised, like a target, to a position to be fired at. ↗

— Christian Nestell Bovee

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