Perhaps the most valuable of all human possessions, next to an aloof and sniffish air, is the reputation of being well-to-do.

A free life cannot acquire many possessions, because this is not easy to do without servility to mobs or monarchs.

Wealth consists not in having great possessions, but in having few wants.

If all things are possible with God, then all things are possible to him who believes in Him.

The single observation I would offer for your consideration is that some things are beyond your control. You can lose your health to illness or accident. You can lose your wealth to all manner of unpredictable sources. What are not easily stolen from you without your cooperation are your principles and your values. They are your most important possessions and, if carefully selected and nurtured, will well serve you and your fellow man.

The single observation I would offer for your consideration is that some things are beyond your control. You can lose your health to illness or accident. You can lose your wealth to all manner of unpredictable sources. What are not easily stolen from you without your cooperation are your principles and your values. They are your most important possessions and, if carefully selected and nurtured, will well serve you and your fellow man.

The more a man lays stress on false possessions, and the less sensitivity he has for what is essential, the less satisfying is his life. He feels limited because he has limited aims, and the result is envy and jealousy

The possession of anything begins in the mind

Desire makes everything blossom; possession makes everything wither and fade.

For the possession of what we love is an even greater joy than love itself.

A pessimist is an optimist in full possession of the facts

Every possession and every happiness is but lent by chance for an uncertain time, and may therefore be demanded back the next hour.

We have multiplied our possessions but reduced our values. We talk too much, love too seldom, and hate too often. We’ve learned how to make a living but not a life. We’ve added years to life, not life to years.

Gentleness, self-sacrifice and generosity are the exclusive possession of no one race or religion.

Many invest wisely in business matters, but fail to invest time and interest in their most valued possessions: their spouses and children.