Luxury... corrupts at once rich and poor, the rich by possession and the poor by covetousness. — Henri Rousseau Copy Share Image
Of all the things which wisdom provides to make us entirely happy, much the greatest is the possession of friendship. — Epicurus Copy Share Image
“He was very much a man of moods, possibly owing to what is styled the artistic temperament. I have never seen, myself,… — Agatha Christie Copy Share Image
The real challenge the rich young man faced was not just giving up his possessions, but giving up himself. The last command… — George Weigel Copy Share Image
I am interested in the way that we look at a given landscape and take possession of it in our blood and… — N. Scott Momaday Copy Share Image
It is an important distinction to note that she looked not only as if she had taken good care of herself, but… — John Irving Copy Share Image
Hawks favor war on the grounds that Saddam Hussein is reckless, tyrannical and instinctively aggressive, and that if he comes into possession… — Charles Krauthammer Copy Share Image
Speech is our second possession, after the soul-and perhaps we have no other possession in this world. — Gabriela Mistral Copy Share Image
The desert came into view ... sand and palm trees, a way of life that revolved around human beings without possessions or… — Hanan al-Shaykh Copy Share Image
Possessions. The very word is potent - suggestive as it is of ownership both material and erotic. To possess. Possession. Possessed. — Hamish Bowles Copy Share Image
All the big corporations depreciate their possessions, and you can, too, provided you use them for business purposes. For example, if you… — Dave Barry Copy Share Image
Never stop fighting no matter what anyone says. If it's in your gut, your soul, there's nothing, no worldly possession that should… — Kanye West Copy Share Image
“But soon I loved her completely and wished to possess her, own her, absorb her, eat her. I wanted her in my… — Ian McEwan Copy Share Image
Let the fruition of things bless the possession of them, and take no satisfaction in dying but living rich. — Thomas Browne Copy Share Image
If these distracted times prove anything, they prove that the greatest illusion is reliance upon the security and permanence of material possessions.… — John Cudahy Copy Share Image
There is a tendency in all parties, when they have been for a long time in possession of power, to augment it. — John C. Calhoun Copy Share Image
To be without health insurance in this country means to be without access to medical care. But health is not a luxury,… — Alexander Schindler Copy Share Image
Without initiation into the scientific spirit one is not in possession of the best tools humanity has so far devised for effectively… — John Dewey Copy Share Image
The essential facts are known. We know of the weapons in Saddam's possession: chemical, biological, and nuclear in time. We know of… — Joe Lieberman Copy Share Image
My most prized possession was my library card from the Oakland Public Library. — Bill Russell Copy Share Image
Although the District of Columbiahas had a ban on handgun sale and possession since 1976, Washingtonresidents are held hostage by the lax… — Josh Sugarmann Copy Share Image
Before modern man can gain control over the forces that now threaten his very existence, he must resume possession of himself. This… — Lewis Mumford Copy Share Image
Cannabis never killed anybody and it's use is widespread. You can"t stop it. The law defeats itself because all the efforts to… — James Pickles Copy Share Image
Imagine a world, in which your entire possession is one raspberry, and you give it to your friend. — Gerda Weissmann Klein Copy Share Image
