Possess

Famous quotes containing the word possess:

“The power men possess to annoy me I give them by a weak curiosity. No man can come near me but through my act.”
—Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803–1882)

“We do not yet possess ourselves, and we know at the same time that we are much more.”
—Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803–1882)

“The “second sight” possessed by the Highlanders in Scotland is actually a foreknowledge of future events. I believe they possess this gift because they don’t wear trousers.”
—G.C. (Georg Christoph)