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DiogenesHe has the most who is most content with the least.

—  Diogenes, 410-323 BC, Ancient Greek Cynic philosopher

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Lao-TzuHealth is the greatest possession. Contentment is the greatest treasure. Confidence is the greatest friend.

—  Lao-Tzu, 6th cent. BC, Chinese philosopher

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EpicurusNot what we have but what we enjoy, constitutes our abundance.

—  Epicurus, 341-270 BC, Ancient Greek philosopher

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G. K. ChestertonThere are two ways to get enough. One is to continue to accumulate more and more. The other is to desire less.

—  G. K. Chesterton, 1874-1936, English writer & critic

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Frank SinatraIf you possess something but you can't give it away, then you don't possess it... it possesses you.

—  Frank Sinatra, 1915-1998, American singer

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Elbert HubbardLife in abundance comes only through great love.

—  Elbert Hubbard, 1856-1915, American writer

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Dr. Thomas FullerModerate riches will carry you; if you have more, you must carry them.

—  Dr. Thomas Fuller, 1654-1734,  English physician and adage collector

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Joseph JoubertIt is not abundance, but excellence that is wealth.

—  Joseph Joubert, 1754-1824, French author of maxims

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Immanuel KantWe are not rich by what we possess but by what we can do without.

—  Immanuel Kant, 1724-1804, German philosopher

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Niccolò MachiavelliThe best fortress which a prince can possess is the affection of his people.

—  Niccolò Machiavelli, 1469-1527, Italian political philosopher

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Bias of PrieneCherish wisdom as a means of travelling from youth to old age, for it is more lasting than any other possession.

—  Bias of Priene, 625-540 BC, one of the 7 sages of Ancient Greece

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André GideFamilies, I hate you! Shut-in homes, closed doors, jealous possessions of happiness.

—  André Gide, 1869-1951, French writer, Nobel 1947

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Saint Thomas AquinasMan should not consider his material possessions as his own, but as common to all, so as to share them without hesitation when others are in need.

—  Saint Thomas Aquinas, 1225-1274, Italian Dominican friar & philosopher

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Marcel ProustDesire makes everything blossom; possession makes everything wither and fade.

—  Marcel Proust, 1871-1922, French writer

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Edward GibbonTheir poverty secured their freedom, since our desires and our possessions are the strongest fetters of despotism.

—  Edward Gibbon, 1737-1794, English historian

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Georges FeydeauWe do not buy paintings because we love them; we love them because we buy them.

—  Georges Feydeau, 1862-1921, French playwright

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François RabelaisI have nothing, owe a great deal, and the rest I leave to the poor.

—  François Rabelais, 1484-1553, French writer

     (His last will)

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Nikos KazantzakisWhat I want to leave behind me is a burnt castle. Nothing else.

—  Nikos Kazantzakis, 1883-1957, Greek writer

Hermann HesseProperty, possessions and riches had also finally trapped him. They were no longer a game and a toy. They had become a chain and a burden.

—  Hermann Hesse, 1877-1962, German writer, Nobel 1946

Napoleon HillHappiness is found in doing, not merely possessing.

—  Napoleon Hill, 1883-1970, American self-help writer

François-René de ChateaubriandThe goods of the earth only hollow the soul and increase its emptiness.

—  François-René de Chateaubriand, 1768-1848, French poet & politician

Leonardo da VinciHe who possesses most must be most afraid of loss.

—  Leonardo da Vinci, 1452-1519, Italian polymath & painter

Latin Quotes

Latin phraseNo one gives what he doesn’t have.

Nemo dat quod non habet.

—  Latin phrase

     (meaning: the purchase from someone who had no ownership right, cancels the right of the purchaser too)

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Gabriele D’ AnnunzioTo possess, not be possessed

Habere non Haberi.

—  Gabriele D’ Annunzio, 1863-1938, Italian poet

     (originally from Aristippus)

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SenecaA great fortune is a great slavery.

Magna servitus est magna fortuna.

—  Seneca, 5 AD-65 AD, Roman philosopher

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Gabriele D’ AnnunzioTo have, not to be had.

Habere non Haberi.

—  Gabriele D’ Annunzio, 1863-1938, Italian poet

Quotes in Verse

Bob MarleyDon’t gain the world and lose your soul. Wisdom is better than silver and gold.

—  Bob Marley, 1945-1981, Jamaican singer

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Ancient Greek

IsokratesOf all our possessions, wisdom alone is immortal.

Σοφία μόνον κτημάτων αθάνατον.

—  Isokrates, 436-338 BC, Ancient Greek rhetorician

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EpicurusA large fortune is accumulated by extremely hard work, but [thus] life becomes miserable.

Εξ εργασίας θηριώδους ουσίας μεν πλήθος συσσωρεύεται, βίος δε ταλαίπωρος συνίσταται.

—  Epicurus, 341-270 BC, Ancient Greek philosopher

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EuripidesThe best possession of a man is a sympathetic woman.

Άριστον ανδρί κτήμα συμπαθής γυνή.

—  Euripides, 480-406 BC, Ancient Greek tragedian ‐ Antigone

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EuripidesGod hates violence and bids all men acquire their possessions without stealing.

Μισεί γαρ ο θεός την βίαν, τα κτητά δε κτάσθαι κελεύει πάντας ουκ ες αρπαγάς.

—  Euripides, 480-406 BC, Ancient Greek tragedian ‐ Helen

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Special Quotes

Turkish proverbWhere there’s plenty of stuff, there’s plenty of crap.

—  Turkish proverb

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