Happiness resides not in possessions and not in gold happiness dwells in the soul.

Men are not great or small because of their material possessions. They are great or small because of what they are.

Material possessions winning scores and great reputations are meaningless in the eyes of the Lord because He knows what we really are and that is all that matters.

The will is a beast of burden. If God mounts it it wishes and goes as God wills if Satan mounts it it wishes and goes as Satan wills Nor can it choose its rider... the riders contend for its possession.

Elegance is not the prerogative of those who have just escaped from adolescence but of those who have already taken possession of their future.

They took their meals together and it was remarked on such occasions when the friendship of animals is put to a hard test that they never quarrelled or disputed the possession of a favourite fruit with each other.

I understand by this passion the union of desire friendship and tenderness which is inflamed by a single female which prefers her to the rest of her sex and which seeks her possession as the supreme or the sole happiness of our being.

Of all the things which wisdom provides to make us entirely happy much the greatest is the possession of friendship.

Freedom of choice is more to be treasured than any possession earth can give.

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