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Once upon a time my political opponents honored me as possessing the fabulous intellectual and economic power by which I created a worldwide depression all by myself. ↗

— Herbert Hoover

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After all my possessions had been burned, God gave me the wisdom to return to Jerusalem. ↗

— Shmuel Y. Agnon

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Every man can tell how many goats or sheep he possesses, but not how many friends. ↗

— Marcus Tullius Cicero

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Indeed, whenever a new idea is developed, as for example ballooning, warfare immediately takes possession. ↗

— Fredrik Bajer

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When we believe ourselves in possession of the only truth, we are likely to be indifferent to common everyday truths. ↗

— Eric Hoffer

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The belief that there is only one truth, and that oneself is in possession of it, is the root of all evil in the world. ↗

— Max Born

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Meek wifehood is no part of my profession; I am your friend, but never your possession. ↗

— Vera Brittain

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The creative impulses of man are always at war with the possessive impulses. ↗

— Van Wyck Brooks

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The possession of a book becomes a substitute for reading it. ↗

— Anthony Burgess

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Evil, and evil spirits, devils and devil possession, are the outgrowth of man's inadequate consciousness of God. We must avoid thinking of evil as a thing in itself - a force that works against man or, against God, if you will. ↗

— Eric Butterworth

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