Their Possessions Quotes

19 quotes by 19 authors

• The possessors of wealth can scarcely be indifferent to processes which, nearly or remotely have been the fertile source of their possessions. — Charles Babbage
• The attitude of saints toward their possessions most assuredly signifies whether they continue to preserve their self life or whether they have consigned it to… — Watchman Nee
• Americans are uneasy with their possessions, guilty about power, all of which is difficult for Europeans to perceive because they are themselves so truly materialistic,… — Joan Didion
• 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
• 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
• 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
• Not only, in strict truth, was marriage instituted for the propagation of the human race, but also that the lives of husbands and wives might… — Pope Leo XIII
• People with advantages are loath to believe that they just happen to be people with advantages. They come readily to define themselves as inherently worthy… — C. Wright Mills
• Consider the cost when Christians ignore Jesus commands to sell their possessions and give to the poor and instead choose to spend their resources on… — David Platt
• 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
• In a very real way, the poor are our teachers. They show us that people’s value is not measured by their possessions or how much… — Pope Francis
• Some men are born to own, and can animate all their possessions. Others cannot: their owning is not graceful; seems to be a compromise of… — Ralph Waldo Emerson
• The history of prevailing status quos shows decay and decadence infecting the opulent materialism of the Haves. The spiritual life of the Haves is a… — Saul
• They self-inflict punishment on their own broken lives, put their faith in their possessions, in their jobs, or their wives. — Bob Dylan
• All the big corporations depreciate their possessions, and you can, too, provided you use them for business purposes. For example, if you subscribe to the… — Dave Barry
• People who have known the joy of God point each other to flashes of light here and there, and remind each other that they reveal… — Henri Nouwen
• Liberals feel unworthy of their possessions. Conservatives feel they deserve everything they've stolen. — Mort Sahl
• Many wealthy people are little more than janitors of their possessions. — Frank Lloyd Wright

Who Wrote These Their Possessions Quotes

19 authors contributed a total of 19 Their Possessions Quotes as follows:

• 1 Their Possessions Quote by Charles Babbage
• 1 Their Possessions Quote by Watchman Nee
• 1 Their Possessions Quote by Joan Didion
• 1 Their Possessions Quote by Robertson Davies
• 1 Their Possessions Quote by Alister E. McGrath
• 1 Their Possessions Quote by Genghis Khan
• 1 Their Possessions Quote by Pope Leo XIII
• 1 Their Possessions Quote by C. Wright Mills
• 1 Their Possessions Quote by David Platt
• 1 Their Possessions Quote by C L R James
• 1 Their Possessions Quote by B. Traven
• 1 Their Possessions Quote by Pope Francis
• 1 Their Possessions Quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson
• 1 Their Possessions Quote by Saul
• 1 Their Possessions Quote by Bob Dylan
• 1 Their Possessions Quote by Dave Barry
• 1 Their Possessions Quote by Henri Nouwen
• 1 Their Possessions Quote by Mort Sahl
• 1 Their Possessions Quote by Frank Lloyd Wright