“The Jews are among the aristocracy of every land; if a literature is called rich in the possession of a few classic tragedies, what shall we say to a national tragedy lasting for fifteen hundred years, in which the poets and the actors were also the heroes.” IfsYearsActorsLiteratureRichLandPoetHeroHundredTragedyJewPossessionClassicLastingFifteenAristocracy Author:George Eliot
“The man possessed of a dollar, feels himself to be not merely one hundred cents richer, but also one hundred cents better, than the man who is penniless; so on through all the gradations of earthly possessions - the estimate of our own moral and political importance swelling always in a ratio exactly proportionate to the growth of our purse.” MenFeelsPoliticalGrowthPoorMoralRichHe ManHundredImportanceDollarsPossessionPossessedCentsPursesRich And PoorRatiosSwellingEarthly Possessions Author:Frances Wright
“Seek for a fresh invoice of grace. Unbelief can scoff or growl; faith is the nightingale that sings in the darkest hour. Faith can draw honey out of the rock and oil out of the flint. With Christ in possession and heaven in reversion, it marches to the time of the One-hundred-and-third Psalm over the roughest road, and against the most cutting blast.” HeavenChristHoursGraceCuttingRocksDrawsHundredThirdsPossessionOilMarchHoneyBlastUnbeliefPsalmsNightingalesDarkest Hour Author:Theodore L. Cuyler
“When I lost my faith in people I put my trust in things To avoid the disappointment Trusting people brings... I tried to do it all myself then Surrounded by my stuff All I found were limitations I could not rise above There are gadgets and contraptions Immaculate machines There's a program you can download now That will even dream your dreams It'll even dream you dreams For a monthly fee Clear up your complexion You get a hundred hours free Possessions cannot save you.” PeopleDreamFoundLostStuffHoursClearHundredProgramMachinesDisappointmentPossessionLimitationYour DreamsConsumerismRise AboveFeesOverconsumptionGadgetsDownloadsComplexionImmaculateTrusting People Author:John Gorka
“Wherever there is great property there is great inequality. For one very rich man there must be at least five hundred poor, and the affluence of the few supposes the indigence of the many. The affluence of the rich excites the indignation of the poor, who are often both driven by want, and prompted by envy, to invade his possessions.” MenWantPoorRichFiveHundredPropertyPossessionEnvyDrivenInequalityRich ManIndignationAffluence Book:An inquiry into the nature and causes of the wealth of nations Source: An inquiry into the nature and causes of the wealth of nations
“I am a friend. I have in my possession two thousand assorted buttons, eight hundred keys, and only one friend. Perhaps it is not something you can understand. I have not often been one before. I will be now.” TwoKeysThousandHundredPossessionEightButtonsOne FriendAssorted Author:Kami Garcia