Possessions Quotes

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Physical comforts cannot subdue mental suffering, and if we look closely, we can see that those who have many possessions are not necessarily happy. In… — Dalai Lama
Maybe we didn't have many possessions, but we never went hungry, were cold, or lacked love. — Yanni
The mother is the most precious possessions of the nation, so precious that society advances its highest well-being when it protects the functions of the… — Ellen Key
Nowadays the world is becoming increasingly materialistic, and mankind is reaching toward the very zenith of external progress, driven by an insatiable desire for power… — Dalai Lama
Our desires always increase with our possessions. The knowledge that something remains yet unenjoyed impairs our enjoyment of the good before us. — Samuel Johnson
Humanity may endure the loss of everything; all its possessions may be turned away without infringing its true dignity - all but the possibility of… — Johann Gottlieb Fichte
And that the said Constitution be never construed to authorize Congress to infringe the just liberty of the press, or the rights of conscience; or… — Samuel Adams
Individualism, the love of enterprise, and the pride in personal freedom, have been deemed by Americans not only as their choicest, but their peculiar and… — James Bryce
What is at the heart of all national problems? It is that we have seen the hand of material interest sometimes about to close upon… — Woodrow Wilson
Whatever we treasure for ourselves separates us from others; our possessions are our limitations. — Rabindranath Tagore
It embarrasses me to think of all those years I was buying silk suits and alligator shoes that were hurting my feet; cars that I… — George Foreman
A mother experiences more than one death, even though she herself will only die once. She fears for her husband; she fears for her children;… — Saint John Chrysostom
After a burglary of all her most valued and treasured possessions, Winston Churchill's aging mother wrote: "That burglar relieved me of an obsession. For years,… — Anne Sebba
If a child is inclined to be grasping, or to cling to any of his or her little possessions, legends are related about the contempt… — Charles Alexander Eastman
Man who is created alone should be aware that he will also die alone. Yet during his life, he lives almost addicted to possessions... the… — Harun Yahya
On every dishonest man, there are two watchmen, his possessions, and his way of living. — Umar
Too often, a vast collection of possessions ends up possessing its owner. The asset I most value, aside from health, is interesting, diverse, and long-standing… — Warren Buffett
One of my prized possessions is still the prefect's tie that I got in this school. I keep it with me. It was the first… — Julia Gillard
In regard to the past, where contemplation is not obscured by desire and the need for action, we see, more clearly than in the lives… — Bertrand Russell
His heritage to his children wasn't words or possessions, but an unspoken treasure, the treasure of his example as a man and a father. — Will Rogers, Jr.

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