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“There is, indeed, a most dangerous passage in the history of a democratic people. When the taste for physical gratifications among them has grown more rapidly than their education and their experience of free institutions, the time will come when men are carried away and lose all self-restraint at the sight of new possessions they are about to obtain. In their intense and exclusive anxiety to make a fortune they lose sight of the close connection that exists between the private fortune of each and the prosperity of all.”

“The ascent to greatness, however steep and dangerous, may entertain an active spirit with the consciousness and exercise of its own power: but the possession of a throne could never yet afford a lasting satisfaction to an ambitious mind.”

Mind May Spirit Consciousness Dangerous Greatness Exercise Fame Satisfaction Possession Active Lasting Ambitious Thrones Steep Ascent

Book:The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire

Source: The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire

“There's nothing wrong with possessions; it's just that they have value to us only when we use them, engage them, and enjoy them. They're nouns that mean something only in conjunction with verbs. That's why wealth is so dangerous: if you're not careful you can easily end up with a garage full of nouns.”

Ifs Mean Ends Use Values Enjoy Wealth Dangerous Careful Possession Verbs Garage Nouns Conjunctions

Author:Rob Bell

“I possessed what is called the best of hearts -- a dangerous possession, as it is generally accompanied by the strongest passions, and the weakest judgment.”

Heart Passion Dangerous Judgment Possession Strongest Possessed

Book:Graham Hamilton

Source: Graham Hamilton

“an enormous proportion of property vested in a few individuals is dangerous to the rights, and destructive of the common happiness of mankind, and, therefore, every free state hath a right by its laws to discourage the possession of such property.”

States Law Individual Common Rights Mankind Dangerous Property Possession Enormous Proportion Destructive Discouraging Free State

Book:Not Your Usual Founding Father: Selected Readings from Benjamin Franklin

Source: Not Your Usual Founding Father: Selected Readings from Benjamin Franklin

“I am convinced that wise planning is good. But plans, like material possessions, must always be held loosely. Yes - always! Plan wisely, but be ready for God to rearrange things and take you along paths that may feel dangerous to you. Don't sweat it; He knows what He's doing. And He isn't obligated to inform you ... or request permission to upset your neat little agenda!”

Knows Feels May Littles Path Wise Plans Dangerous Ready Materials Possession Convinced Planning Upset Agendas Sweat Permission Request Neat Material Possessions

Author:Charles R. Swindoll

“There were the physical challenges of hitchhiking across Turkey, Iran, Afghanistan, and Pakistan as they were quite dangerous areas. I wrote about that in The Journey Home. I loved my family and they loved me, so making a choice so completely different from the life they knew was also a challenge. Not having material possessions or the security of a home and taking vows of celibacy for life were kind of natural for me, although they were also challenging. But I guess the greatest challenge for me was that I loved so many different spiritual paths.”

Kind Different Home Spiritual Choices Natural Challenges Path Journey Security Dangerous My Family Possession Afghanistan Vow Celibacy Material Possessions

Author:Radhanath Swami

“I believe the most dangerous misconception is the idea our money and possessions belong to us, not God. Many of our problems begin when we forget that God is the Boss of the universe. But in fact He is more than the boss; He is the owner.”

Believe Problem Universe I Believe Forget Dangerous Possession Boss Misconception

Author:Randy Alcorn