Possess

Famous quotes containing the word possess:

“Comparing man and woman on the whole, one may say: woman would not possess a genius for ornamentation if she did not also possess an instinct for the secondary role.”
—Friedrich Nietzsche (1844–1900)

“Comfort and convenience possess a magical power; little by little they suck in even people with strong wills.”
—Anton Pavlovich Chekhov (1860–1904)

“For that fine madness still he did retain
Which rightly should possess a poet’s brain.”
—Michael Drayton (1563–1631)