His Possessions Quotes
14 quotes by 13 authors
-
First and foremost, the monk should own nothing in this world, but he should have as his possessions solitude of the body, modesty of bearing,…
— Saint Basil
-
On every dishonest man, there are two watchmen, his possessions, and his way of living.
— Umar
-
We are living in a highly organized state of socialism. The state is all; the individual is of importance only as he contributes to the…
— Bernard Baruch
-
And when statesmen or others worry him [the scientist] too much, then he should leave with his possessions. With a firm and steadfast mind one…
— Tycho Brahe
-
He greatly valued his possessions, chiefly because they were his, and derived genuine pleasure from contemplating a painting, a statuette, a rare lace curtain -…
— Kate Chopin
-
There is no wealth but life. Life, including all its powers of love, of joy, and of admiration. That country is the richest which nourishes…
— John Ruskin
-
And when statesman or others worry [the scientist] too much, then he should leave with his possessions.
— Tycho Brahe
-
Mary adored Jesus as the Bridegroom of souls. Union is the final purpose of love. Jesus by the gift of His substance in the Eucharist…
— Peter Julian Eymard
-
Where an excess of power prevails, property of no sort is duly respected. No man is safe in his opinions, his person, his faculties, or…
— James Madison
-
[Man] is the only animal who lives outside of himself, whose drive is in external things—property, houses, money, concepts of power. He lives in his…
— John Steinbeck
-
He hadn’t once ceased looking at Daisy, and I think he revalued everything in his house according to the measure of response it drew from…
— F. Scott Fitzgerald
-
Wherever there is great property there is great inequality. For one very rich man there must be at least five hundred poor, and the affluence…
— Adam Smith
-
TOPE, v. To tipple, booze, swill, soak, guzzle, lush, bib, or swig. In the individual, toping is regarded with disesteem, but toping nations are in…
— Ambrose Bierce
-
Never interfere in a persons decisions about what he will do with his possessions.
— Vikrant Parsai
Who Wrote These His Possessions Quotes
13 authors contributed a total of 14 His Possessions Quotes as follows: