A Quote by Barbara Kingsolver

Nine-tenths of human law is about possession. — © Barbara Kingsolver
Nine-tenths of human law is about possession.
Possession isn't nine-tenths of the law. It's nine-tenths of the problem.
Possession is nine-tenths of the law.
I always say perseverance is nine-tenths of any art — not that it's much help to be nine-tenths an artist, of course.
Take to the study of the law. Possession is nine points of it, which thou hast of me. Self-possession is the tenth.
That's the way it is: life inculdes a lot of empty space. We are one-tenth living tissue, nine-tenths water; life is one-tenth Here and Now, nine-tenths a history lesson. For most of the time the Here and Now is neither now nor here.
I admit it is better fun to punt than be punted, and that a desire to have all the fun is nine-tenths of the law of chivalry.
Nine-tenths of the appeal of pornography is due to the indecent feelings concerning sex which moralists inculcate in the young; the other tenth is physiological, and will occur in one way or another whatever the state of the law may be.
You are horrified at our intending to do away with private property. But in your existing society, private property is already done away with for nine tenths of the population; its existence for the few is solely due to its non-existence in the hands of those nine tenths. You reproach us, therefore, with intending to do away with a form of property, the necessary condition for whose existence is the non-existence of any property for the immense majority of society.
Nine tenths of education is encouragement.
Nine-tenths of wisdom is appreciation.
The fact is that the average man's love of liberty is nine-tenths imaginary, exactly like his love of sense, justice and truth... Liberty is not a thing for the great masses of men. It is the exclusive possession of a small and disreputable minority, like knowledge, courage and honor. It takes a special sort of man to understand and enjoy liberty - and he is usually an outlaw in democratic societies.
Atmosphere in a painting is nine-tenths fear.
Nine-tenths of all existing books are nonsense.
Good intelligence is nine-tenths of any battle.
Nine-tenths of wisdom is being wise in time.
Nine tenths of wisdom consists in being wise in time.
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