Quotes

To have little is to possess.
To have plenty is to be perplexed.
Lao-tzu

Before we set our hearts too much upon anything, let us examine how happy those are who already possess it.
Francois de la Rochefoucauld

An object in possession seldom retains the same charm that it had in pursuit.
Pliny the Younger

It is through creating, not possessing, that life is revealed.
Vida D. Scudder

The wise man carries his possessions within him.
Bias

Every increased possession loads us with new weariness.
John Ruskin

Everything should be made as simple as possible, but not one bit simpler.
Albert Einstein

Simplicity is the peak of civilization.
Jessie Sampter