Men can’t own the land no more’n they can own the sea or the sky.
Property, possessions and riches had also finally trapped him. They were no longer a game and a toy. They had become a chain and a burden.
Whoever wishes to keep a secret must hide the fact that he possesses one.
What a man does not understand, he does not possess.
We do not attach ourselves permanently to any possessions, excepting in proportion to the trouble, toil and longing which they have cost us.
Verily, he who possesseth little is so much the less possessed: blessed be moderate poverty!
There is only one way to truly possess a wild animal. To make it your own. To kill it.
There is a perfection in everything that cannot be owned.
Talking nonsense is the sole privilege mankind possesses over the other organisms.
If you really want to possess a woman, you must think like her, and the first thing to do is to win over her soul. The rest, that sweet, soft wrapping that steals away your senses and your virtue, is a bonus.
Culture and possessions – there is the bourgeoisie for you.