I have everything, yet have nothing; and although I possess nothing, still of nothing am I in want.

The fool doth think he is wise, but the wise man knows himself to be a fool.

—Unknown

Not by age but by capacity is wisdom acquired.

—Unknown

We have been taught to believe that negative equals realistic and positive equals unrealistic.

—Unknown

The whole art of politics consists in directing rationally the irrationalities of men.

—Unknown

Politics is largely a matter of heart.

—Unknown

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

—Vida D. Scudder

Desire makes everything blossom; possession makes everything wither and fade.

—Terence

To have little is to possess.
To have plenty is to be perplexed.

—Pliny the Younger

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

—Laozi

I take care of my things. After all, those of us as has few things to begin with must take care, lest we have fewer.

—John Ruskin