Art Quote by Niccolo Machiavelli

Without a clear perception of his reasons for living, man will never consent to live, and will rather destroy himself than tarry on earth,…

— Fyodor Dostoevsky

The possession of wealth leads almost inevitably to its abuse. It is the chief, if not the only, cause of evils which desolate this…

— Jules Verne

“The best life is the one in which the creative impulses play the largest part and the possessive impulses the smallest. This is no…

— Bertrand Russell

In harvesting of evil deeds, the human race is busy; and doing so is to taste the pangs of Hell . . . The…

— Milarepa

The only things in which we can be said to have any property are our actions. Our thoughts may be bad, yet produce no…

— Charles Caleb Colton

While it is undeniable that many have been driven to immorality and crime by the need to survive, it is equally evident that the…

— Aung San Suu Kyi

Understand that the only possession of any value is life.

— Andre Gide

The accumulation of wealth is a process which is of itself morally neutral. True, as Christianity teaches, riches bring temptations. But then so does…

— Margaret Thatcher

No matter how worthy the cause, it is robbery, theft, and injustice to confiscate the property of one person and give it to another…

— Walter E. Williams

Whenever conflict arises among living creatures the sense of ownership is the cause.

— Shantideva

Property is theft. Nobody "owns" anything. When you die, it all stays here.

— George Carlin

When wealth is earned through dirty means, it may be rejected from being spent on a pure cause.

— Mahfuza Al-Hakeem