“Possessions, outward success, publicity, luxury - to me these have always been contemptible. I believe that a simple and unassuming manner of… — Albert Einstein Copy Share Image
One day, when I own a house, I'll keep a library full of books. Books are different from other possessions-they're more like… — Blake Mycoskie Copy Share Image
The process of facing and selecting our possessions can be quite painful. It forces us to confront our imperfections and inadequacies and… — Marie Kondo Copy Share Image
People who get through life dependent on other people's possessions are always the first to lecture you on how little possessions count. — Ben Elton Copy Share Image
Unnecessary possessions are unnecessary burdens. If you have them, you have to take care of them! There is great freedom in simplicity… — Peace Pilgrim Copy Share Image
“when you have few possessions, there are fewer things that need to be done each day. You can take care of each… — Fumio Sasaki Copy Share Image
Each of us will eventually give away all our earthly possessions. How we choose to do so, however, is a reflection of… — Charles Stanley Copy Share Image
In tribal Botswana, I received some woven necklaces and a handmade bow with three poison arrows. It's framed and hanging on the… — Andrew Zimmern Copy Share Image
This drive to always want more is based on the misconceptions that having more will make me more happy, more important, and… — Rick Warren Copy Share Image
He loved possessions, not masses of them, but a select few that he did not part with. They gave a man self-respect.… — Patricia Highsmith Copy Share Image
I will be satisfied to the extent that I see everything I have as a gift from God. Here is the truth:… — Warren W. Wiersbe Copy Share Image
“[I]t is not by being richer or more powerful that a man becomes better; one is a matter of fortune, the other… — Héloïse Copy Share Image
“You’ve seen the world, and all you’ve seen is nothing; and everything, as well, that you have said and heard is nothing.… — Omar Khayyám Copy Share Image
“Oh, if only I were young again, I would travel! There's so much of the world I would like to have seen.… — Mary Alice Monroe Copy Share Image
We are afraid of losing what we have, whether it's our life or our possessions and property or the person we love… — Melchor Lim Copy Share Image
Certainly, possessions, money, and power can give a momentary thrill, the illusion of being happy, but they end up possessing us and… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
When one has children one has no privacy. They take it for granted that what is yours is theirs, personal things and… — Ruth Rendell Copy Share Image
“at points in my life, I’ve lost everything. This house, my other homes, the cars, planes . . . they’re my possessions, but anyone… — Jeaniene Frost Copy Share Image
“But experience is less likely to teach us how to bid our dearest possessions adieu. And if we were to? We wouldn't… — Amor Towles Copy Share Image
It is a curious fact that personal possessions take on fictitious values and exceptional charms when the owner, no matter how generous,… — Marjorie Hillis Copy Share Image
The best way to find out what we really need is to get rid of what we don't. Quests to faraway places… — Marie Kondo Copy Share Image
I think I've always been a player who's done better in the second half, who's done better in the fourth quarter. That's… — Jeremy Lin Copy Share Image
May we look upon our treasure, the furniture of our houses, and our garments, and try to discover whether the seeds of… — John Woolman Copy Share Image
We have all lost our possessions and many of us our homes," he said. "But these losses, severe though they may seem,… — Lloyd Jones Copy Share Image
A man's 'original and natural right' to make all contracts that are 'intrinsically obligatory,' and to coerce the fulfillment of them, is… — Lysander Spooner Copy Share Image
Money and possessions don't impress me! Self strength, accomplishments, independence and an honest, genuine, loving, spirited heart does! — Nishan Panwar Copy Share Image
Our desires always increase with our possessions. The knowledge that something remains yet unenjoyed impairs our enjoyment of the good before us. — Samuel Johnson Copy Share Image
The way to misuse our possessions is to use them as an insurance against the morrow. Anxiety is always directed to the… — Dietrich Bonhoeffer Copy Share Image
“There must be one highest priority in your life for which you'll give everything--your possessions, your rank, your hopes, even your life--or… — Kathy Tyers Copy Share Image
I've been slightly obsessed with paper and notebooks. Among my most precious possessions is a small light-blue, breviary-sized volume - four-and-a-half inches… — Michael Dirda Copy Share Image
You have to stay locked in. You're so locked in on guarding your guy you figure when the ball goes up the… — Matt Barnes Copy Share Image
“Every year I collect a select amount of material possessions (baseball cards, coins, famous paraphernalia) to pass on to my children. In… — Akutra-Ramses Atenosis Cea Copy Share Image
Eviction causes loss. You lose not only your home but also your possessions, which are thrown onto the curb or taken by… — Matthew Desmond Copy Share Image
“Money doesn’t help if your mind is poor; strength doesn’t help if your heart is weak; possessions don’t help if your soul… — Matshona Dhliwayo Copy Share Image
Sometimes our thoughts and feelings are our most prized possessions... and then there are times to let go of your possessions and… — Saul Williams Copy Share Image
“The world will judge you by your appearance and your possessions but God will always judge you by the contents of your… — Janet Autherine Copy Share Image
When I visited Vietnam for Oxfam, the thing that really struck me was how the local farmers had to prepare to evacuate… — Martin Parr Copy Share Image
Being able to hedge on a ball screen and the guy coming off and being able to guard him for a brief… — Willie Cauley-Stein Copy Share Image
“You don’t want to be loved for your misfortune; I don’t want to be loved for my possessions. Are we not similar… — Julianne Donaldson Copy Share Image
Too often, a vast collection of possessions ends up possessing its owner. The asset I most value, aside from health, is interesting,… — Warren Buffett Copy Share Image
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