Possessions Quotes

495 Possessions quotes by 392 unique authors

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
I will be satisfied to the extent that I see everything I have as a gift from God. Here is the truth: Everything you have… — Warren W. Wiersbe
The heart clings to collected treasure. Stored-up possessions get between me and God. Where my treasure is, there is my trust, my security, my comfort,… — Dietrich Bonhoeffer
One of the very best of all earthly possessions is self-possession. — George D. Prentice
In their (women) quest for rights they have naturally placed emphasis on their wrongs rather than their achievements and possessions, and have retold history as… — Mary Ritter Beard
FINANCE, n. The art or science of managing revenues and resources for the best advantage of the manager. The pronunciation of this word with the… — Ambrose Bierce
The real danger from advertising is that it helps to shatter and ultimately destroy our most precious non-material possessions: the confidence in the existence of… — Unknown Author
For peace, with justice and honor, is the fairest and most profitable of possessions, but with disgrace and shameful cowardice, it is the most infamous… — Polybius
He greatly valued his possessions, chiefly because they were his, and derived genuine pleasure from contemplating a painting, a statuette, a rare lace curtain -… — Kate Chopin
If this were so; if the desert were 'home'; if our instincts were forged in the desert; to survive the rigours of the desert -… — Bruce Chatwin
In the desert I had found a freedom unattainable in civilization; a life unhampered by possessions, since everything that was not a necessity was an… — Wilfred Thesiger

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