“Possessions are usually diminished by possession.”
Friedrich Nietzsche
“The search for truth is more precious than its possession.”
Albert Einstein
“We are more than what we do . . . much more than what we accomplish . . . far more than what we possess.”
William Arthur Ward
“Whatever harsh criticisms may be passed on the construction of her sentences, she at least possesses that one touch of vulgarity that makes the whole world kin.”
Oscar Wilde
“Some men are born to own, and can animate all their possessions. Others cannot: their owning is not graceful; it seems to be a compromise of their character: they seem to steal their own dividends.”
Ralph Waldo Emerson
“He does not possess wealth; it possesses him.”
Benjamin Franklin
“Those who are possessed by nothing possess everything.”
Morihei Ueshiba