Possessions Quotes

495 Possessions quotes by 392 unique authors

Happiness resides not in possessions, and not in gold, happiness dwells in the soul. — Democritus
They that possess the prince possess the laws. — John Dryden
All my possessions for a moment of time. — Elizabeth I
Wealth consists not in having great possessions, but in having few wants. — Epictetus
A free life cannot acquire many possessions, because this is not easy to do without servility to mobs or monarchs. — Epicurus
Nowadays the rage for possession has got to such a pitch that there is nothing in the realm of nature, whether sacred or profane, out… — Desiderius Erasmus
But as an adult working in the fashion industry, I struggle with materialism. And I'm one of the least materialistic people that exist, because material… — Tom Ford
This avidity alone, of acquiring goods and possessions for ourselves and our nearest friends, is insatiable, perpetual, universal, and directly destructive of society. — David Hume
The known is finite, the unknown infinite; intellectually we stand on an islet in the midst of an illimitable ocean of inexplicability. Our business in… — Thomas Huxley
We all live inside bodies that will deteriorate. But when you look at human beings, they're capable of very decent things: love, loyalty. When time… — Kazuo Ishiguro
A child's appetite for new toys appeal to the desire for ownership and appropriation: the appeal of toys comes to lie not in their use… — Christopher Lasch
The possession of anything begins in the mind. — Bruce Lee
In our rich consumers' civilization we spin cocoons around ourselves and get possessed by our possessions. — Max Lerner
All mankind... being all equal and independent, no one ought to harm another in his life, health, liberty or possessions. — John Locke
Where an excess of power prevails, property of no sort is duly respected. No man is safe in his opinions, his person, his faculties, or… — James Madison
Much of everyday life is filled with opportunities to be distracted. Our possessions... entertainment... cares and anxieties... and even the passionate desire and pursuit of… — Joyce Meyer
Having enough money has to go hand in hand with living in a way that you're not being a slave to your possessions. — Patton Oswalt
Men are not great or small because of their material possessions. They are great or small because of what they are. — James Cash Penney
Unnecessary possessions are unnecessary burdens. If you have them, you have to take care of them! There is great freedom in simplicity of living. It… — Peace Pilgrim
Anything you cannot relinquish when it has outlived its usefulness possesses you, and in this materialistic age a great many of us are possessed by… — Peace Pilgrim
To attain inner peace you must actually give your life, not just your possessions. When you at last give your life - bringing into alignment… — Peace Pilgrim
The possessions of the rich are stolen property. — Pierre-Joseph Proudhon
It is preoccupation with possessions, more than anything else, that prevents us from living freely and nobly. — Bertrand Russell
Liberals feel unworthy of their possessions. Conservatives feel they deserve everything they've stolen. — Mort Sahl
I like to walk about among the beautiful things that adorn the world; but private wealth I should decline, or any sort of personal possessions,… — George Santayana

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