Possessions(Related Subjects: Jealousy, Simplicity)

The wise man carries his possessions within him. Bias Possession is eleven points in the law. Colley Cibber (1671 - 1757), Woman's Wit, Act 1 Before we set our hearts too much upon anything, let us examine how happy those are who already possess it. Francois de La Rochefoucauld (1613 - 1680) Every increased possession loads us with new weariness. John Ruskin (1819 - 1900) To have little is to possess.To have plenty is to be perplexed. Lao-tzu (604 BC - 531 BC), The Way of Lao-tzu Desire makes everything blossom; possession makes everything wither and fade. Marcel Proust (1871 - 1922), Les Plaisirs et les Jours (1896) An object in possession seldom retains the same charm that it had in pursuit. Pliny the Younger (62 AD - 114 AD), Letters I have everything, yet have nothing; and although I possess nothing, still of nothing am I in want. Terence (185 BC - 159 BC), Eunuchus It is through creating, not possessing, that life is revealed. Vida D. Scudder