Quotes About Possession

Menachem's problem was this: he had more money than there were things to buy. Menachem's solution was this: rather than buy more things, he would continue to buy the things he already owned

You only get to keep what you refuse to let go of

I had as I before observed, one private pocket, which escaped their search, wherein there was a pair of spectacles (which I sometimes use for the weakness of mine eyes,) a pocket perspective, and some other little conveniences; which, being of no consequence to the emperor, I did not think myself bound in honour to discover, and I apprehended they might be lost or spoiled if I ventured them out of my possession.

it is a very risky thing for anyone to go about proclaiming the truth simply because he finds himself in possession of concrete documentary proofs or on the evidence of his own eyes, which is always overestimated.

Cuando poseemos algo y nos esclavizamos dependiendo de ese algo, ¿quién tiene a quién, Demián? ¿Quién tiene a quién?

Las personas creen que aman pero en realidad están enganchadas en su necesidad de poseer a otro. Como si dijeran: "Te amo mientras estés al lado mío, pero si te vas seguramente te odiaré".

Siempre hay dos opciones existenciales: estamos en el amor o estamos en el miedo. Cuando estamos instalados en el miedo, tememos ser heridos y el corazón se cierra, el ego toma el control y queremos un disfrute sin riesgos. Nos volvemos posesivos, queremos todo de todos, que nos contengan, que nos tengan en cuenta permanentemente, que no nos sofoquen ni manipulen.

No mostré a nadie mi tesoro. A la dicha de poseerlo se agregó el temor de que lo robaran

Algunos moralistas razonaron que la posesión de monedas no siempre determina la felicidad y que otras formas de la dicha son quizá más directas.

The purpose of books is not to be read. I buy books not to read them. I own a lot of books. I write books, I collect books, I think about books, I copy books, I pay for books – I'm in the book business. But I don't read books.

At that time it was Parsifal Who was on earth in Abd-ru-shin, whereas in the hour of fulfilment Imanuel as such will take possession of the physical cloak of Parsifal after troublesome purification of this cloak.

Before maps the world was limitless. It was maps that gave it shape and made it seem like territory, like something that could be possessed, not just laid waste and plundered. Maps made places on the edges of the imagination seem graspable and placable. And later when it became necessary, geography became biology in order to construct a hierarchy in which to place the people who lived in their inaccessibility and

Should I draw you the picture of my heart, it would be what I hope you still would love, though it contained nothing new. The early possession you obtained there, and the absolute power you have ever maintained over it, leave not the smallest space unoccupied.

What is it to be rich toward God? To understand this, imagine for a moment everything you call yours in the world as taken from you. Picture yourself abandoned and forgotten of all, in utter isolation alone with your own heart. And then ask yourself: What have I now? What do I now possess?

The affluence of the rich excites the indignation of the poor, who are often both driven by want, and prompted by envy, to invade his possessions.

Wherever there is great property there is great inequality. For one very rich man there must be at least five hundred poor, and the affluence of the few supposes the indigence of the many. The affluence of the rich excites the indignation of the poor, who are often both driven by want, and prompted by envy, to invade his possessions.

Had possession of the land remained central to the covenant during the exile, Israelite religion would have collapsed. By concluding the Torah with Deuteronomy and not Joshua, the fulfillment of the Torah is defined as obedience to the requirements of covenantal law rather than the acquisition of a finite possession.

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The environment that we call society is created by past generations; we accept it, as it helps us to maintain our greed, possessiveness, illusion.

There are eight different breeds of peacock. I have them all.

People say that about me, that I apparently buy houses near every boy I like - that's a thing that I apparently do. If I like you I will apparently buy up the real-estate market just to freak you out so you leave me.

When you touch the ball 400 times per game, it's normal that you can lose the ball a couple of times.

I had a full exorcism performed on me from an archbishop.

As for myself, a chill suddenly seizes me, at the idea that I have chosen to inhabit this lonely house, lost in the midst of the suburb of a totally strange town, perched high on the mountain and almost opening upon the woods. What wild notion could have taken possession of me, to settle myself in surroundings so foreign and unknown, breathing of isolation and sadness? The waiting unnerves me, and I beguile the time by examining all the little details of the building.