“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.” MayPersonsSoulSelfBeautifulRichWiseBearsHarmonyEndurePossessionRichesMy SoulGrantsRestraintInner SelfSelf Restraint Author:Plato
“Beauty has nothing to do with possession. If possession and beauty must go together, then we are lost souls. A beautiful flower is not to be possessed, it's there to be beheld. It's there for your pleasure.” IfsSoulTogetherBeautifulLostPleasureBeautyFlowerPossessionPossessedLost SoulsBeautiful Flower Author:Diana Vreeland
“But the moment a bird was dead, no matter how beautiful it had been in life, the pleasure of possession became blunted for me.” MatterMomentsBeautifulPleasureBirdPossession Book:Audubon, by Himself: A Profile of John James Audubon from Writings Source: Audubon, by Himself: A Profile of John James Audubon from Writings
“When a little pleasure has flashed for a moment against the dark, I have made that jewel mine. I have hundreds of them ... I call it my Necklace of Perfect Joy. When the world goes wrong, I have only to close my eyes and remember all the links in my chain, set with gems, some large and some small, but all beautiful with the beauty which never fades. It is all I can take with me when I go. My material possessions must stay behind, but my Necklace of Perfect Joy will bring me happiness to the end, when I put it on, to be nevermore unclasped.” WorldLittlesMadeI CanEndsMomentsEyeBeautifulRememberJoyDarkPerfectPleasureBehindsMinesMaterialsPossessionChainsLinksFadesJewelsGemsMaterial PossessionsNecklacesNevermoreNever Fade Author:Myrtle Reed