(810 quotes found)
“I consider my ability to arouse enthusiasm among men the greatest asset I possess. The way to develop the best that is in a man is by appreciation and encouragement.”
Charles M. Schwab
“Of all our possessions, wisdom alone is immortal.”
Isocrates
“Treasure your relationships, not your possessions.”
Anthony J. D'Angelo
“Whatever we treasure for ourselves separates us from others; our possessions are our limitations.”
Rabindranath Tagore
“Liberals feel unworthy of their possessions. Conservatives feel they deserve everything they've stolen.”
Mort Sahl
“Wherever there is possession of marks, there is fraud ; wherever there is no-possession of no-marks, there is no fraud. Hence the Tathagata is to be seen from no-marks as marks.”
Buddha
“Grant that I may become beautiful in my soul within, and that all my external possessions may be in harmony with my inner self. May I consider the wise to be rich, and may I have such riches as only a person of self-restraint can bear or endure.”
Plato
“Unnecessary possessions are unnecessary burdens. If you have them, you have to take care of them! There is great freedom in simplicity of living. It is those who have enough but not too much who are the happiest.”
Peace Pilgrim
“We are more than what we do . . . much more than what we accomplish . . . far more than what we possess.”
William Arthur Ward
“No matter how full a reservoir of maxims one may possess, and no matter how good one's sentiments may be, if one has not taken advantage of every concrete opportunity to act, one's character may retain entirely unaffected for the better.”
William James