Possession Quotes

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Hear me, people: We have now to deal with another race- small and feeble when our fathers first met them, but now great and overbearing.… — Sitting Bull
We should travel light and live simply. Our enemy is not possessions but excess. — John Stott
What is the use of freedom of the press if the government is in possession of all the printing presses, what does freedom of assembly… — Eugen Richter
The possession of unlimited power will make a despot of almost any man. There is a possible Nero in the gentlest human creature that walks. — Thomas Bailey Aldrich
Each of us will eventually give away all our earthly possessions. How we choose to do so, however, is a reflection of our commitment to… — Charles Stanley
I understood . . . that those who desired salvation should act like the trustee who, though having control over great possessions, regards not an… — Mahatma Gandhi
Goods and possessions are no gain in his eyes. He stays far from wealth and honor. Long life is no ground for joy, nor early… — Zhuangzi
No one can remain insensitive to the inequalities that persist in the world ... the Brazilian people, particularly the humblest among you, can offer the… — Pope Francis
A man that advances in spiritual and in temporal matters at the same time, minding to keep the spiritual first, will not let the temporal… — Unknown Author
It is the bourgeoisie which has turned religion into an opium of the people by preaching a God, lord of the heavens only, while taking… — Frei Betto
There is a common belief that under modern conditions peace cannot be assured except on the basis of an equal balance of armaments...[but] true and… — Pope John XXIII
... for it is a truth, which the experience of all ages has attested, that the people are commonly most in danger when the means… — Alexander Hamilton
Freedom is the sure possession of those alone who have the courage to defend it. — Pericles
Personal weapons are what raised mankind out of the mud, and the rifle is the queen of personal weapons. The possession of a good rifle,… — Jeff Cooper
It is long been a principal of ours that one is no more armed because he has possession of a firearm than he is a… — Jeff Cooper
It's never too early to teach your children about the tool of money. Teach them how to work for it and they learn pride and… — Judith Jamison
It's OK to have wealth. But keep it in your hands, not in your heart. — S. Truett Cathy
I find all this money a considerable burden. — J. Paul Getty
I have watched hundreds of Christians in my time become financially blessed then develop an acquisitive streak that in turn makes their souls as metallic… — Selwyn Hughes
A road that perhaps more than any other leads to self atrophy is undedicated money. — E. Stanley Jones

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