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Letter "P" » Possessions
«No man can lose what he never had»
Author: Izaak Walton | About: Possessions
«In the days of Caesar, kings had fools and jesters. Now network presidents have anchormen.»
«Nowadays the rage for possession has got to such a pitch that there is nothing in the realm of nature, whether sacred or profane, out of which profit cannot be squeezed»
«I think nobody owns the land until their dead are in it»
«It embarrasses me to think of all those years I was buying silk suits and alligator shoes that were hurting my feet; cars that I just parked, and the dust would just build up on them.»
«It is preoccupation with possession, more than anything else, that prevents men from living freely and nobly»
Author: Bertrand Russell (Logician, Philosopher) | About: Possessions | Keywords: nobly
«Nowadays the world is becoming increasingly materialistic, and mankind is reaching toward the very zenith of external progress, driven by an insatiable desire for power and vast possessions. Yet by this vain striving for perfection in a world where e»
«Property is organized robbery.»
«Possession diminishes perception of value, immediately»
Author: John Updike | About: Possessions | Keywords: diminishes, of value
«Possession is nine tenths of the law»
Author: Proverb | About: Possessions | Keywords: tenths

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