Quotes About Possessions

There are no pockets in a shroud.

For the recognition of private property has really harmed Individualism, and obscured it, by confusing a man with what he possesses. It has led Individualism entirely astray. It has made gain not growth its aim. So that man thought that the important thing was to have, and did not know that the important thing is to be.

It is because people live in the things they possess instead of in their relationship to God that God seems at times to be cruel.

Sometimes the objects we hold dear give away who we are even more than the people we love.

Everyone, either from modesty or egotism, hides away the best and most delicate of his soul's possessions; to gain the esteem of others, we must only ever show our ugliest sides; this is how we keep ourselves on the common level

Can't bring back time. Our days are numbered. The legacy we leave is not just in our possessions, but in the quality of our lives.

John Kennedy's family was rich, and he had enjoyed all the privileges that money could buy — a fine Harvard education, world travel, material possessions, leisure, and his father's contacts.

essence of liberty as independence, which required the ownership of productive property.

I'd have everything money could buy, but it wouldn't be the same as having everything i wanted. Not even close

like. It's the one place at home I can kick back, be by myself, and do whatever I want. Mom says I keep it too messy, but the truth is, I just have too much STUFF.

Unhappiness isn't just the result of genetics or past trauma or career trouble. I think that some of our unhappiness is simply due to the burden of all our things.

Inordinate desire for material possessions can become an obsession that consumes our thoughts, drains our resources, and leads to unhappiness.

There were a lot of negatives, of course, but there were positives to living a life unfettered by possessions. It gave us the chance to focus on education, which was very important in the Soviet Union.

If I were to look in the United States or in Europe, in some of the garages, you would have a Bentley or two Bentleys or a high-end Mercedes, and you may find a Smart also in that same garage because that person thinks it's a fun extra car to have. He may have four cars but also have a Smart because he thinks it is cute.

I have three storage units, and that's no lie. Three storage units. All books.

The known is finite, the unknown infinite; intellectually we stand on an islet in the midst of an illimitable ocean of inexplicability. Our business in every generation is to reclaim a little more land, to add something to the extent and the solidity of our possessions.

Because he has finally realized that it is it and not him that is loved by the woman he loves, many a man is jealous of his own car, house, wardrobe, or salary.

It's a nebulous thing, but it is my belief—my experience also—that women do not have the need to collect that men have.

I think it would be better if nobody owned anything, but they didn't starve. Had enough paint and enough pianos and everything else.

It doesn't matter if you're staying at a four-star hotel, you will never have your whole closet with you.

There's nothing wrong with material things as long as you don't lie, cheat and steal.

I would rather have nothing worth stealing than live my life trying to protect things.

The one single use of things which we call our own is that they might be his who hath need of them.

His view of millionaires is shared by most people who are not wealthy. They think millionaires own expensive clothes, watches, and other status artifacts. We have found this is not the case.