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Possessions Quotes
The wise man carries his possessions within him.
Bias
Possession is eleven points in the law.
Colley Cibber (1671 - 1757), Woman's Wit, Act 1
Before we set our hearts too much upon anything, let us examine how happy those are who already possess it.
Francois de La Rochefoucauld (1613 - 1680)Every increased possession loads us with new weariness.
John Ruskin (1819 - 1900)
To have little is to possess.
To have plenty is to be perplexed.
Lao-tzu (604 BC - 531 BC), The Way of Lao-tzu
Desire makes everything blossom; possession makes everything wither and fade.
Marcel Proust (1871 - 1922), Les Plaisirs et les Jours (1896)
An object in possession seldom retains the same charm that it had in pursuit.
Pliny the Younger (62 AD - 114 AD), Letters
I have everything, yet have nothing; and although I possess nothing, still of nothing am I in want.
Terence (185 BC - 159 BC), Eunuchus
It is through creating, not possessing, that life is revealed.
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