10 QUOTES WITH «POSSESSIONS»
Famous quotes and sentences with the word
possessions.
I attended school regularly for three years. I learned to read and write. 'Lamb's Tales' from Shakespeare was my favourite reading matter. I stole, by finding, Palgrave's 'Golden Treasury.' These two books, and the 'Everyman' edition of John Keats, were my proudest and dearest possessions, my greatest wealth.
After all my possessions had been burned, God gave me the wisdom to return to Jerusalem.
The possessors of wealth can scarcely be indifferent to processes which, nearly or remotely have been the fertile source of their possessions.
These wars appear also to have given its death blow to colonialism and to imperialism in its colonial form, under which weaker peoples were treated as possessions to be economically exploited. At least we hope that such colonialism is on the way out.
Why grab possessions like thieves, or divide them like socialists when you can ignore them like wise men?
In sports teams, apart from talk of sporting prowess and the imparting of inspirational thought, an extraordinary amount of time is spent discussing, and flaunting, material possessions.
We go on multiplying our conveniences only to multiply our cares. We increase our possessions only to the enlargement of our anxieties.
If no other knowledge deserves to be called useful but that which helps to enlarge our possessions or to raise our station in society, then Mythology has no claim to the appellation.
Strangely enough, they have a mind to till the soil, and the love of possessions is a disease in them.
We are not the sum of our possessions.
10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «POSSESSIONS»
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possessions in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
possessions and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
The It Girl meets The Exorcist in this chilling, haunted boarding school tale New-girl Lindsay discovers all is not right at the prestigious Marlwood Academy for Girls.
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Money,
Possessions, and Eternity
In this thoroughly researched and extensively updated classic, Randy Alcorn shows us how to view them accurately--as God's provision for our good, the good of others, and his glory.
When her husband disappears, Katherine Fraser learns that he was leading a double life and is really a member of the wealthy Hayward family, who are prominent in San Francisco society. Reissue.
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Marvelous
Possessions: The Wonder of the New World
This study examines the ways in which Europeans of the late Middle Ages and the early modern period represented non-European peoples and took possession of their lands, in particular the New World.
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Sacred
Possessions: Collecting Italian Religious Art, 1500-1900
This innovative study explores how interpretations of religious art change when it is moved into a secular context.
Gail Feigenbaum, S. Ebert-Schifferer, 2011
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Sharing
Possessions: What Faith Demands
This book is written as an exercise in theological reflection on one of the knottiest questions imaginable: the connection between being a Christian and the way we own and use things.
Luke Timothy Johnson, 2011
Amateur detective Stephanie Delacour finds herself involved with the investigation of the brutal murder of a gifted translator, and as the mystery unfolds, she finds herself veering off the trail of the official investigation onto the trail ...
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Household Gods: The British and Their
Possessions
At what point did the British develop their mania for interiors, wallpaper, furniture, and decoration? Richly illustrated, 'Household Gods' chronicles 100 years of British interiors, focusing on class, choice, shopping and possessions.
These tales of haunting, Richardson argues, are no mere echoes of the past but function in an ongoing, contentious politics of place.
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Sacred
Possessions: Vodou, Santería, Obeah, and the Caribbean
For review see: Joseph M. Murphy, in HAHR : The Hispanic American Historical Review, 78, 3 (August 1998); p. 495-496.
Margarite Fernández Olmos, Lizabeth Paravisini-Gebert, 1997
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «POSSESSIONS»
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possessions is used in the context of the following news items.
Scammer movers steal all of woman's possessions
We're talking about a lifetime of memories and mementos and possessions, all gone without explanation. Aaronson Van Lines, headquartered ... «KOB.com, Jul 15»
Colorado woman gives away possessions on Facebook to live in …
A woman gave away almost everything she owned on Facebook so she could move into an ultra-tiny house. When Rebekah Paulson, who ... «Daily Mail, Jul 15»
Team of the week: round 17
MATTHEW BOYD (Western Bulldogs) - One of the Bulldogs' anchors in defence, Boyd racked up 38 possessions and 12 marks to continue his ... «AFL.com.au, Jul 15»
'Ava's Possessions': Fantasia Review
A semicomic mystery imagining what happens after the credits roll on a demonic-possession fright flick, Jordan Galland's Ava's Possessions ... «Hollywood Reporter, Jul 15»
Mourinho`s Biggest Fear and Prized Possessions
Which leads me on to ask the all-important question, if you could just nominate two prized possessions what would they be? «Vitalfootball, Jul 15»
World War One: Auction of Irish soldier's possessions - intact after …
The complete collection of the personal belongings of an Irishman serving in the British army during World War One has been sold at auction. «BBC News, Jul 15»
U.K. University Finds Muhammad-Era Quran Among Its Possessions
The University of Birmingham in the U.K. says it has discovered a Quran manuscript from about the time of the Prophet Muhammad, making it ... «Delaware First Media, Jul 15»
Empire Fitness members try to get back possessions from locker
It was another slap in the face for people who paid their membership fees only to have their fitness club shut down with no warning. Empire ... «News 10NBC, Jul 15»
BRFD: Woman sets fire to ex-boyfriend's possessions at his new …
The Baton Rouge Fire Department says a woman was arrested Monday after setting a garbage bag on fire in front of an apartment. Firefighters ... «KPLC-TV, Jul 15»
Greg Puskuldjian boosts Machine's possessions with faceoff ability
Puskuldjian's faceoff success has resulted in more possessions for the Machine, which allows the defense to rest, coach Bear Davis said. «Columbus Dispatch, Jul 15»
