A Quote by Gabriela Mistral
Speech is our second possession, after the soul-and perhaps we have no other possession in this world.
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Animals are in possession of themselves; their soul is in possession of their body. But they have no right to their life, because they do not will it.
Today is our most precious possession. It is our only sure possession.
Obscenity is our name for the uneasiness which upsets the physical state associated with self-possession, with the possession of a recognized and stable individuality.
Never may an act of possession be exercised upon a free being; the exclusive possession of a woman is no less unjust than the possession of slaves; all men are born free, all have equal rights: never should we lose sight of those principles; according to which never may there be granted to one sex the legitimate right to lay monopolizing hands upon the other, and never may one of the sexes, or classes, arbitrarily possess the other.
The people of the various provinces are strictly forbidden to have in their possession any swords, bows, spears, firearms or other types of arms. The possession of these elements makes difficult the collection of taxes and dues, and tends to permit uprising.
We must become masters of our own actions and attitudes. To let another person determine whether we will be rude or gracious, elated or depressed is to give control of ourselves. The only true possession is self possession.
True happiness flows from the possession of wisdom and virtue and not from the possession of external goods.
Let your greatest possession be the ability to let go of any possession, joyfully.
When we marry, we are authorized to take possession of the other person, body and soul.
The key is to maintain an evenness. Try to play one possession at a time, regardless of what happened on the last possession
When one great passion seizes possession of the soul all other feelings are crowded out.
Take to the study of the law. Possession is nine points of it, which thou hast of me. Self-possession is the tenth.
the principal sources of human misery may fairly be said to lie in the over-possession, under-possession, and the unwise use of economic goods.
There are perhaps only one or two things in the world which are not far more charming in desire than they are in possession.
The possession of a true testimony is the most valuable possession that one could have. It gives one knowledge, the hope and assurance that one, through obedience, can be a partaker of all the promised blessings.
Possession of a program with unique analytic capabilities puts a scientist in as much of a priveleged position to make new discoveries as the possession of a powerful telescope.
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