Quotes About Possessions

A man's life consisteth not in the abundance of the things which he possesseth.

I used to think that having many material things would increase one's stock of happiness. I found that to be completely untrue. The trappings don't make the man at all.

Vitaly owns half a carton of Lucky Strikes, an electric guitar, and a hangover.

The goal of all persons who had houses in those days was to possess the smallest number of pieces of furniture needed to sustain life, but to make them as large and heavy and dark as possible. Accordingly, Daniel and Drake ate their potatoes and herring on a table that had the size and weight of a medieval drawbridge.

In the earning of things you have lost the ability to enjoy them.

one should not be deterred from improving his possessions for fear lest they be taken away from him or another from opening up trade for fear of taxes;

The more you own, the more it owns you, and I'm tired of it. I'm tired of having to take care of everything. I'm tired of things breaking and having to fix them. It adds stress, and frankly, I'm giving myself a break." In

I've got a lot of stuff in the bed of my truck.

Movie stars, rich people - oh, they have so many beautiful cars!

I don't really collect guitars like some musicians do.

I don't like to attach myself to material things.

From this moment forward, I am in control of every situation. I will always know the exact right action to take, and this is so. I will now obtain vibrant good health. I will have the possessions I want, I now have the power and wisdom to bring this about, and this is so. I will have peace and harmony in my life. I will have love and abundance, and this is so. I now claim all these things for my own from this time forward.

We must remember that nothing in this world really belongs to us. At best, we are merely borrowers.

pursuit of material gain is ultimately empty when measured against eternity;

Ergo, the wise man achieves the balance by reducing his needs to the level of his possessions. And this is best done by learning to value the free things of life: the mountains, laughter, poetry, wine offered by a friend, older and fatter women.

She collected grudges and heartaches the way she'd once collected Barbies, never sharing, never abandoning.

locking up the house—their home—and driving away. The only slightly good news was that they weren't selling it. Someday, Dad promised, they'd return. The big things—furniture, art

Despite everything, I can't bear the thought of this ring being lost forever, any more than I can bear the thought of leaving you forever. And though I have no choice about the one, at least I can choose about the other.

Money is always there but the pockets change it is not in the same pockets after a change, and that is all there is to say about money.

To find something you can enjoy is far better than finding something you can possess.

As we started on our journey, I noticed that without possessions, I felt oddly free.

the elderly man from the ashram, explained to me, if the villagers wanted peace, they would feed and house the peacemakers. If they didn't want peace, no outsiders could help anyway. As we started on our journey, I noticed that without possessions, I felt oddly free.

Buy what thou hast no Need of, and ere long thou shalt sell thy Necessaries.

So long as we can lose any happiness we possess some; and it is the truth that most people possess more than they realize, for we know how pathetically often loss reveals what a great quantity has been possessed but not realized.