Possessions Quotes

495 Possessions quotes by 392 unique authors

Barack and I were both raised by families who didn't have much in the way of money or material possessions but who had given us… — Michelle Obama
We are living in a highly organized state of socialism. The state is all; the individual is of importance only as he contributes to the… — Bernard Baruch
The trite objects of human efforts-possessions, superficial success, luxury-have always seemed contemptible to me. — Albert Einstein
Travel compels you to discover your spiritual side by elimination: Without all the rituals, routines and possessions that give your life meaning at home, you're… — Rolf Potts
In the West many Christians have an abundance of material possessions, yet they live in a backslidden state. — Brother Yun
I can't even drive a car. I don't have a driver's license. I have a rented apartment in New York. That's it. When I travel,… — Lady Gaga
Watching too much TV can triple our hunger for more possessions, while reducing our personal contentment by about 5 percent for every hour a day… — David Niven
Some parents place undue priority on temporal and material possessions. Some are far less diligent in their efforts to immerse their children in the gospel… — Quentin L. Cook
The world's most 'primitive' people have few possessions, but they are not poor. Poverty is not a certain small amount of goods, nor is it… — Marshall Sahlins
A feeling that greater possessions, no matter of what kind they may be, will of themselves bring contentment or happiness, is a misunderstanding. No person, place,… — Genevieve Behrend
From a poor man, poor in Time, I was suddenly lifted up into a vast revenue; I could see no end of my possessions; I… — Charles Lamb
After all my possessions had been burned, God gave me the wisdom to return to Jerusalem. — Shmuel Yosef Agnon
Men find happiness neither by means of the body nor through possessions, but through uprightness and wisdom. — Democritus
Perception is real, truth is not. I'm not fighting for money and possessions. I'm fighting for something more precious. I pray that as we enter… — Imelda Marcos
Some who are too scrupulous to steal your possessions nevertheless see no wrong in tampering with your thoughts. — Khalil Gibran
Possessions are usually diminished by possession. — Friedrich Nietzsche
Real bibliophiles do not put their books on shelves for people to look at or handle. They have no desire to show off their darlings,… — Robertson Davies
We go on multiplying our conveniences only to multiply our cares. We increase our possessions only to the enlargement of our anxieties. — Anna Brackett
The Greeks had had vast experience in this world, their imagination had been fertile and they had created much...that, in these circumstances, they should fall… — Joseph Kastein
The use of our possessions shows us up for what we actually are. — Charles Caldwell Ryrie
Generosity is a lovely attribute, and we only practice it when relationships are more important to us than our possessions. — Unknown Author
True words aren't eloquent; eloquent words aren't true. Wise men don't need to prove their point; men who need to prove their point aren't wise.… — Laozi
We drink too much, smoke too much, spend too recklessly, laugh too little, drive too fast, get too angry, stay up too late, get up… — George Carlin
Our chief comforts often produce our greatest anxieties, and the increase in our possessions is but an inlet to new disquietudes. — Oliver Goldsmith
The most radical question which anyone can be asked is not how much their possessions cost, but whether they have found something of value -… — Alister E. McGrath

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