Our Possessions Quotes

52 quotes by 45 authors

We are not the sum of our possessions. — George H. W. Bush
Our desires always increase with our possessions. The knowledge that something remains yet unenjoyed impairs our enjoyment of the good before us. — Samuel Johnson
Whatever we treasure for ourselves separates us from others; our possessions are our limitations. — Rabindranath Tagore
We go on multiplying our conveniences only to multiply our cares. We increase our possessions only to the enlargement of our anxieties. — Anna Brackett
The use of our possessions shows us up for what we actually are. — Charles Caldwell Ryrie
Generosity is a lovely attribute, and we only practice it when relationships are more important to us than our possessions. — Michael Wright
We drink too much, smoke too much, spend too recklessly, laugh too little, drive too fast, get too angry, stay up too late, get up… — George Carlin
Our chief comforts often produce our greatest anxieties, and the increase in our possessions is but an inlet to new disquietudes. — Oliver Goldsmith
Of all our possessions, wisdom alone is imortal. — Isocrates
Material possessions in themselves are good. We would not survive for long without money, clothing, shelter and food. Yet if we refuse to share what… — Pope Benedict XVI
As long as mankind shall continue to bestow more liberal applause on their destroyers than on their benefactors, the thirst of military glory will ever… — Edward Gibbon
A warlike nation like the Germans, without either cities, letters, arts, or money, found some compensation for this savage state in the enjoyment of liberty.… — Edward Gibbon
Some things are up to us [eph' hÃªmin] and some things are not up to us. Our opinions are up to us, and our impulses,… — Epictetus
All our possessions are as nothing compared to health, strength, and a clear conscience. — Hosea Ballou
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… — Thomas Bulfinch
Giving up everything must mean giving over everything to kingdom purposes, surrendering everything to further the one central cause, loosening our grip on everything. For… — Randy Alcorn
Our days are numbered. One of the primary goals in our lives should be to prepare for our last day. The legacy we leave is… — Billy Graham
A willingness to share our possessions with one another is a very important aspect of true biblical community. — Jerry Bridges
The world makes us look towards ourselves, our possessions, our desires.The Gospel invites us to be open to others, to share with the poor. — Pope Francis
We are not these bodies; we're neither our accomplishments nor our possessionsâ€”we are all one with the Source of all being, which is God. — Anita Moorjani

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