The mind is a dangerous weapon, even to the possessor, if he knows not discreetly how to use it. From LearnThat.org. [Michel Montaigne (1533 - 1592)]
The only good of worldly riches to the possessor is the beholding them with the eyes. From Wordnik.com. [Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible] Reference
The charm which true politeness sheds over its possessor, is not easily described; yet it is felt by every one, and invariably responded to by the best feelings of their nature. From Wordnik.com. [A Manual of Etiquette with Hints on Politeness and Good Breeding] Reference
Said certificate not entitling possessor to Citizenship. From Wordnik.com. [AlterNet.org Main RSS Feed] Reference
For, generally speaking, the possessor is the owner of a thing. From Wordnik.com. [The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 12: Philip II-Reuss] Reference
Baal-peor -- that is, the possessor of Peor, the mountain on which. From Wordnik.com. [Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible] Reference
Such righteousness, we have already argued, entitles the possessor of it to immortality. From Wordnik.com. [An Essay on the Scriptural Doctrine of Immortality] Reference
The thinker is the thought, the knower is what is known, the possessor is the things possessed. From Wordnik.com. [Chapter XXXVII] Reference
Lower House he became increasingly well-known as possessor of one of the finest minds in public life. From Wordnik.com. [Man of Many Minds] Reference
The possession of the white stone evidently entitles the possessor to all the privileges of the heavenly inheritance. From Wordnik.com. [A Brief Commentary on the Apocalypse] Reference
So when we demand honesty we demand it not as entitling the possessor to praise, but as warranting the heartiest condemnation possible if he lacks it. From Wordnik.com. [Addresses and Presidential Messages of Theodore Roosevelt, 1902-1904] Reference
A mere change of name to call the possessor of those qualities. From Wordnik.com. [Morals and Dogma of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry] Reference
"possessor" or "LORD" a term applied to the GODS in CANAANITE RELIGIONS. From Wordnik.com. [Concise Dictionary of Religion] Reference
"possessor" pays his contribution, so long as he pays it without deduction?. From Wordnik.com. [The Letters of Cassiodorus Being A Condensed Translation Of The Variae Epistolae Of Magnus Aurelius Cassiodorus Senator] Reference
High "that He divided to the nations" their inheritance "in the earth (Deut.xxxii. 8), which, as its" possessor, "He alone had the right or the power to do. From Wordnik.com. [Commentary on Revelation] Reference
Villeparisis, and remained possessor of it until 1825. From Wordnik.com. [Women in the Life of Balzac] Reference
He is now possessor of a large foundery in the island. From Wordnik.com. [Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 62, Number 385. November, 1847.] Reference
Nor to suspect myself of being the possessor of 'nerves.'. From Wordnik.com. [The Beetle] Reference
A blessing increases most rapidly while passing from possessor to recipient. From Wordnik.com. [Hold Up Your Heads, Girls! : Helps for Girls, in School and Out] Reference
For in that year all that is sold shall return to the owner, and to the ancient possessor. From Wordnik.com. [The Bible, Douay-Rheims, Book 03: Leviticus The Challoner Revision] Reference
In every country, honor consists in something upon which the possessor sets the highest value. From Wordnik.com. [Sketches of the Fair Sex, in All Parts of the World] Reference
Jealousy is a passion which allows the hapless possessor to enjoy neither rest nor confidence. From Wordnik.com. [Sketches of the Fair Sex, in All Parts of the World] Reference
The institution of slavery overrides the will of the bondsman in the interests of his possessor. From Wordnik.com. [A Handbook of Ethical Theory] Reference
The possessor of several thousand francs, I should have followed rigorously my dream of ambition. From Wordnik.com. [The French Immortals Series — Complete] Reference
An habitually irritable or gloomy disposition is a source of misery to the possessor and to others. From Wordnik.com. [Sketches of the Fair Sex, in All Parts of the World] Reference
Dave was now the proud possessor of a pilot's license, and had fairly entered the professional field. From Wordnik.com. [Dave Dashaway and His Hydroplane] Reference
I had made some money by giving private lessons, and I found myself the possessor of nearly eighty francs. From Wordnik.com. [The French Immortals Series — Complete] Reference
I will absolutely know where thou hast concealed the treasure which thy good fortune has made thee possessor of. From Wordnik.com. [Eastern Tales by Many Story Tellers] Reference
The lower the condition of its possessor the more unfavourable, generally, has been the effect of genius on his life. From Wordnik.com. [Life and Remains of John Clare "The Northamptonshire Peasant Poet"] Reference
Where virtue only exists, it is a most grievous hardship that the possessor should be subject to the penalty of vice. From Wordnik.com. [Sketches of the Fair Sex, in All Parts of the World] Reference
But I was embarrassed by being the possessor of a large piece of property in Washington on I Street, near the corner of. From Wordnik.com. [Memoirs of the Union's Three Great Civil War Generals] Reference
It costs nothing, and yet is invaluable; for it blesses its possessor, and affords a large measure of enjoyment to others. From Wordnik.com. [The True Citizen, How to Become One] Reference
More uncanny-looking eyes I had never encountered, -- their possessor could not be, in any sense of the word, a clubable person. From Wordnik.com. [The Beetle] Reference
The entire sweet-meat model was covered in thick golden paper; this was quickly stripped off, and Ridgwell did the honours as possessor. From Wordnik.com. [The Tale of Lal A Fantasy] Reference
To do this, he must find its present possessor, and he reproached himself with having allowed the butterfly to escape by his awkwardness. From Wordnik.com. [Eastern Tales by Many Story Tellers] Reference
We seem to do no better than respond to tragic shootings with mere hand-wringing, blaming only the possessor and never the culture that accepts and advocates possession. From Wordnik.com. [Capitol Killings] Reference
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