Possessions Quotes

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One day, when I own a house, I'll keep a library full of books. Books are different from other possessions-they're more like friends. — Blake Mycoskie
Complicated lives and heaps of possessions donâ€™t necessarily bring happiness; in fact, they can bring the opposite. — Blake Mycoskie
Time is one of our most valuable possessions. Use it wisely. Remind yourselves often that things that matter most should not be left to the… — O. Leslie Stone
Property-owners are the most energetic flag-waggers and patriots in every country, but only so long as they enjoy their possessions: to safeguard those they desert… — C L R James
Morals are taught & preached not for the sake of heaven, but to assist those people on earth who have everything they need & more… — B. Traven
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
Everything that's really worthwhile in life comes to us free - our minds, our souls, our bodies, our hopes, our dreams, our intelligence, our love… — Earl Nightingale
There are few treasures of more lasting worth than the experiences of a way of life that is in itself wholly satisfying. Such, after all,… — Eric Shipton
But, historians, and even common sense, may inform us, that, however specious these ideas of perfect equality may seem, they are really, at bottom, impracticable;… — David Hume
These symbolize (Proverbs 30:14) the greedy and usurers whose teeth are swords and knifes which they use to devour the poor and steal their megger… — Anthony of Padua
Nobody can fight properly and boldly for the faith if he clings to a fear of being stripped of earthly possessions. — Peter Damian
Together as a nation, we have the obligation to put sunshine into the hearts of our little ones. They are our precious possessions. They deserve… — Nelson Mandela
We feel led to caution . . . against forming the bad habit of incurring debt and taking upon themselves obligations which frequently burden them… — Wilford Woodruff
The real game of Bigger and Better that Jesus is playing with us usually isn't about money or possessions or even our hopes. It's about… — Bob Goff
In my career I have had many wonderful things happen to me, many more than I ever dreamed would ever happen. But I would like… — LaVell Edwards
If these distracted times prove anything, they prove that the greatest illusion is reliance upon the security and permanence of material possessions. We must search… — John Cudahy
TODAY can be a healthy unusual day for you-and for others-if you take time to give someone a smile . . . to express a… — William Arthur Ward
Take care to guard against all greed, for though one may be rich, one's life does not consist of possessions. — Luke the Evangelist
When Emerson's library was burning at Concord, I went to him as he stood with the firelight on his strong, sweet face, and endeavored to… — Louisa May Alcott

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