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Of a rich man who was mean and niggardly, he said, "That man does
not possess his estate, but read more
Of a rich man who was mean and niggardly, he said, "That man does
not possess his estate, but his estate possesses him."
I die,--but first I have possess'd,
And come what may, I have been bless'd.
I die,--but first I have possess'd,
And come what may, I have been bless'd.
Aspiration sees only one side of every question; possession,
many.
Aspiration sees only one side of every question; possession,
many.
Wouldst thou both eat thy cake and have it?
Wouldst thou both eat thy cake and have it?
As sorrowful, yet alway rejoicing; as poor, yet making many rich;
as having nothing, and yet possessing all things.
As sorrowful, yet alway rejoicing; as poor, yet making many rich;
as having nothing, and yet possessing all things.
For unto every one that hath shall be given, and he shall have
abundance: but from him that hath read more
For unto every one that hath shall be given, and he shall have
abundance: but from him that hath not shall be taken away even
that which he hath.
The proud daughter of that monarch to whom when it grows
[elsewhere] the sun never sets.
[Lat., Altera read more
The proud daughter of that monarch to whom when it grows
[elsewhere] the sun never sets.
[Lat., Altera figlia
Di quel monarea a cui
Ne anco, quando annotta, il Sol tramonta.]
Exclusive property is a theft against nature.
[Fr., La propriete exclusive est un vol dans la nature.]
Exclusive property is a theft against nature.
[Fr., La propriete exclusive est un vol dans la nature.]
Possession means to sit astride the world
Instead of having it astride of you.
Possession means to sit astride the world
Instead of having it astride of you.