Quotes About Possessions

Greed is permanent slavery

Make wisdom your provision for the journey from youth to old age, for it is a more certain support than all other possessions.

Peace is worth more than all worldly possessions; in addition, God rewards it even in this life.

Gold is the most useless thing in the world. I am not interested in money but in the things of which money is merely a symbol.

There are many things that we would throw away if we were not afraid that others might pick them up.

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, my God. Treasure means idolatry.

The perfection of wisdom, and the end of true philosophy is to proportion our wants to our possessions, our ambitions to our capacities, we will then be a happy and a virtuous people.

So there is nothing to be proud of these worldly possessions. What you are to be proud of, or to be conscious of is your spirit. Spirit is the only thing that can kindle another spirit.

If you own a rug you own too much.

We must realize also that our so-called possessions are just toys which have been lent to us to play with for a little while. A

I liked my house. I liked my stuff. I had to start over once. I don't want to have to do it again. But life says, 'Tough bounce,' and what are my options? Take it on the chin and keep marching.

The house was full of things Zoe had bought

Seven hours, fifteen minutes and counting… Shifting into high gear, Zoe started with the obvious—her clothes, her laptop, most of her toiletries. Most because, after eight years in the house, there was a lot that had accumulated simply because she couldn't throw things out. Zoe wasn't a hoarder by any stretch, but this was a sad fact: when one partner splurged at every opportunity, the other developed a mindset of scarcity. Even

they will never mock her either, because all the things that she has, she can never lose.

The more wants a man has, the less freedom.

Well, honey, I had the million dollar houses, I had the car, I had the horse, I had the barn I had everything. Was I set free? I didn't even know what that meant.

Money buys a whole lot more than food, clothing, and shelter. It's the power symbol of society. Money buys freedom, possessions, status, access, opportunities, experiences, and more choices. How

We give them material things and take delight in their delight in possessions. Then we hope that somewhere down the line they will see that a life worth living is found only in knowing and serving God.

Let's be cautious about relying so much on material things that we have no energy left for the spiritual aspects of our lives.

Spoiled. That's all it's about - can't live without this, can't live without that. You can live without anything you weren't born with, and you can make it through on even half of that.

Men would live exceedingly quiet if these two words, mine and thine, were taken away.

Man's pursuit of physical desires and earthly possessions is an indication of his lack of conviction that the purpose of his existence is the attainment of spirituality.

A man can never have too many pairs of sunglasses or too many guitars.

When all a man has is worldly wealth, he is poor indeed.