193 Quotes About Possessions

Many of those who have the most make only the least of what they have.

I had bought things to tell people a story about who I was, or at least who I wanted them to think I was. By getting rid of those items I was taking back control of who I really was.

Fine Things are reservoirs for the heart.

The vast majority of people cannot possess something they value without being possessed by it.

The working class seek value in money, the middle class seek value in object, but the rich only seek value in power.

Poverty is its own cruel trap but still raises questions about whether we own our possessions or are owned by them. Somewhere in the middle of Pennsylvania we saw a man who had tied the handle of a snow shovel to his belt and then piled all his belongings onto the blade, which sledded along behind him. Depending on your perspective he was either the freest man in the country or just the poorest.

I am rich because nothing belongs to me.

PossessionsLive in peace and be free.When possessions own your heart,You are enslaved to money and to corporations.Your time is owned by the moneylendersAnd they will not let you spend it freely.They will tell you what to buy, but notWhat it will truly cost you.

The problem about us,' said Helen, 'is that we've never felt the same way about money as most other people seem to.''I've never thought of it as a problem.