Possessions Quotes

495 quotes by 392 authors

Happiness is not based on possessions, power or prestige, but on relationships with people you love and respect. — H. Jackson Brown, Jr.
People cleave to their worldly possessions and selfish passions so blindly as to sacrifice their own lives for them. They are like a child who… — Gautama Buddha
Men are tied up to their families and possessions more helplessly than in a prison. There is an occasion for the prisoner to be released,… — Gautama Buddha
Make wisdom your provision for the journey from youth to old age, for it is a more certain support than all other possessions. — Bias of Priene
Man's highest joy is in victory: to conquer one's enemies; to pursue them; to deprive them of their possessions; to make their beloved weep; to… — Genghis Khan
The human heart is an idol factory that takes good things like a successful career, love, material possessions, even family, and turns them into ultimate… — Timothy Keller
Of all possessions a friend is the most precious. — Herodotus
Material success may result in the accumulation of possessions: but only spiritual success will enable you to enjoy them. — Nido R Qubein
He who seeks possessions for himself will never find them-until he begins to give of the abundance of possessions which he already has. — Walter Russell
My most treasured possessions are not things; they are only things, my friends, family and animals are what counts. — John the Apostle
She found out that having something to do prevented you from feeling seasick, and that even a job like scrubbing a deck could be satisfying,… — Philip Pullman
The present moment has always been available to spiritual seekers, but as long as you are seeking you are not available to the present moment.… — Eckhart Tolle
Capitalist exploitation and cartels and monopolies are the enemies of underdeveloped countries. On the other hand a regime which is completely oriented towards the people… — Frantz Fanon
Of all our possessions, wisdom alone is imortal. — Isocrates
At the final day the Savior will not ask about the nature of our callings. He will not inquire about our material possessions or fame.… — Joseph B. Wirthlin
All one can really leave one's children is what's inside their heads. Education, in other words, and not earthly possessions, is the ultimate legacy, the… — Wernher von Braun
We tend to think of consecration only as yielding up, when divinely directed, our material possessions. But ultimate consecration is the yielding up of oneself… — Neal A. Maxwell
Certainly, possessions, money, and power can give a momentary thrill, the illusion of being happy, but they end up possessing us and making us always… — Pope Francis
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
Those in the community who defy authority and 'break the law' seem to enjoy the good life and have everything in the way of material… — Huey Newton

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