193 Quotes About Possessions

My dear, you never will understand time, will you? You're always trying to be the things you were, instead of the person you are tonight. Why do you save those ticket stubs and theater programs? They'll only hurt you later. Throw them away, my dear.

You will never truly realize God is all you need until He becomes all you have.

Never measure your life by possessions. Measure it by the hearts you've touched, the smiles you created & the love you shared.

The belongings people accumulate throughout their lives will always own them. People seem to think if they had more they’d be happier or freer, but their possessions only chain them to the earth.

The less I have, the less I can lose.

Americans are funny," Terence O'Donnell pointed out in a conversation we had about our national need to own as much as possible, including our joy. "We look for a state of happiness," said O'Donnell. "But the French know that's ridiculous. They accept that there are only les petits bonheurs, the little happinesses, only the moments: a sudden view, awakening to a superb morning, the sun's warmth, a cooling breeze.

If the world is made up of atoms, and everything we have is made out of atoms, why aren't we more grateful for them?

At the time you've got skills and possessions, train yourself to be able to survive without them.

Our possessions are dictating our free time. Sundays used to be for relaxing and eating, and now they're spent cleaning the garage. --pg55