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Aspiration sees only one side of every question; possession,
many.
Aspiration sees only one side of every question; possession,
many.
Britannia needs no bulwarks
No towers along the steep;
Her march is o'er the mountain wave,
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Britannia needs no bulwarks
No towers along the steep;
Her march is o'er the mountain wave,
Her home is on the deep.
Of a rich man who was mean and niggardly, he said, "That man does
not possess his estate, but read more
Of a rich man who was mean and niggardly, he said, "That man does
not possess his estate, but his estate possesses him."
This is the truth as I see it, my dear,
Out in the wind and the rain:
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This is the truth as I see it, my dear,
Out in the wind and the rain:
They who have nothing have little to fear,
Nothing to lose or to gain.
Indeed, whenever a new idea is developed, as for example ballooning, warfare immediately takes possession.rn
Indeed, whenever a new idea is developed, as for example ballooning, warfare immediately takes possession.rn
Possession means to sit astride the world
Instead of having it astride of you.
Possession means to sit astride the world
Instead of having it astride of you.
Is it not lawful for me to do what I will with mine own? Is
thine eye evil, because read more
Is it not lawful for me to do what I will with mine own? Is
thine eye evil, because I am good?
What is dishonorably got, is dishonorably squandered.
[Lat., Male parta, male dilabuntur.]
What is dishonorably got, is dishonorably squandered.
[Lat., Male parta, male dilabuntur.]
That possession was the strongest tenure of the law.
That possession was the strongest tenure of the law.