Possession Sayings and Quotes

Below you will find our collection of inspirational, wise, and humorous old possession quotes, possession sayings, and possession proverbs, collected over the years from a variety of sources.

Whoever possessed knowledge not only had power over the changeable passions of people, but also power over their thinking, over their minds, hearts and souls. Peter Prange
He who possesses most must be most afraid of loss. Leonardo da Vinci
The possession of anything begins in the mind. Bruce Lee
The most luxurious possession, the richest treasure anybody has, is his personal dignity. Jackie Robinson
The desire for possession is insatiable, to such a point that it can survive even love itself. To love, therefore, is to sterelize the person one loves. Albert Camus
Possession isn't nine-tenths of the law. It's nine-tenths of the problem. John Lennon
Possessions are mere transient effects that come when they are required, and after their purpose has been served, pass away. James Allen
Some men are born to own; can animate all their possessions. Others cannot; Their owning is not graceful; seems to be a compromise of their character; they seem to steal their own dividends. Ralph Waldo Emerson
The greatest treasure in life is the possession of time. Sunday Adelaja
The things you own end up owning you. Chuck Palahniuk
Nothing can be so perfect while we possess it as it will seem when remembered. Oliver Wendell Holmes
Possession hinders enjoyment. It merely gives you the right to keep things for or from others, and thus you gain more enemies than friends. Baltasar Gracian
The possession of land seems to be a greater gratification to the pride and independence of men. George Minot
There is, of course, a difference between what a man seizes and what he really possesses. Pearl Buck
Gentleness, self-sacrifice and generosity are the exclusive possession of no one race or religion. Mahatma Gandhi
He that sets not his heart on what he possesses, forsaketh all things, though he keep his possessions. Francis Quarles
Fifty percent of something is better than one hundred percent of nothing. Chuck Barris
Each possession I own is but a stone around my neck. Albert Einstein
What is it about possessing things? Why do we feel the need to own what we love? And why do we become such jerks when we do? We've all been there. You want something, you possess it - and by possessing it, you lose it. Louis Chunovic
People who have few possessions cling tightly to those they have. That is one of the facts that make life so discouraging. Sherwood Anderson
Possession without obligation to the object possessed approaches felicity. Gerge Meredith
We do not attach ourselves permanently to any possessions, excepting in proportion to the trouble, toil and longing which they have cost us. Honoré de Balzac
It is not the possession of truth, but the success which attends the seeking after it, that enriches the seeker and brings happiness to him. Max Planck
Much of human history has consisted of unequal conflicts between the haves and the have-nots. Jared Diamond
The possession of knowledge does not kill the sense of wonder and mystery. There is always more mystery. Anais Nin
Why grab possessions like thieves, or divide them like socialists, when you can ignore them like wise men? Natalie Clifford Barney
Possessions are usually diminished by possession. Friedrich Nietzsche
The wavering mind is but a base possession. Euripides
Complete possession is proved only by giving. All you are unable to give possesses you. Andre Gide
There is one possession that can never be taken away as long as you will not allow it to be taken, and that is your word. Bill Courtney