Top 1200 Valuable Possessions Quotes & Sayings - Page 14

From a poor man, poor in Time, I was suddenly lifted up into a vast revenue; I could see no end of my possessions; I wanted some steward, or judicious bailiff, to manage my estates in Time for me.

A wise man ought to realize that health is his most valuable possession.

A rose on time is more valuable than a $1,000 gift that's too late.

The really valuable method of thought to arrive at a logically coherent system is intuition.

Good health is not something we can buy. However, it can be an extremely valuable savings account.

Once learned, the ability to disagree with a smile pays valuable dividends for a lifetime.

All the valuable lessons I learned from my dad, little questions to big, and that's what I want my children to do.

The most valuable aid I have found in teaching is to remember my own experiences as a student.

I've been slightly obsessed with paper and notebooks. Among my most precious possessions is a small light-blue, breviary-sized volume - four-and-a-half inches wide, seven inches tall - made by a company called Denbigh.

I've written so many songs that are hopeful - songs that are, like, about an old man that gives all his possessions away because he wants to help people. I wrote 'Pumped Up Kicks' just to tell a different type of story.

The heart clings to collected treasure. Stored-up possessions get between me and God. Where my treasure is, there is my trust, my security, my comfort, my God. Treasure means idolatry.

U.S. nuclear technology is one of this nation's most valuable secrets, and it should have been protected.

After a burglary of all her most valued and treasured possessions, Winston Churchill's aging mother wrote: "That burglar relieved me of an obsession. For years, I've had to take houses big enough to hold all these bibelots. I am almost grateful to him."

The spirit of resistance to government is so valuable on certain occasions that I wish it to be always kept alive.

Sometimes we hold on to our possessions because we fear we might run out - life seems scarce. But when we believe that giving is the way to live, we will produce more in the future - life seems abundant.

A competitor is a valuable foil that unites a company from within and pushes the brand's boundaries.

There are few treasures of more lasting worth than the experiences of a way of life that is in itself wholly satisfying. Such, after all, are the only possessions of which no fate, no cosmic catastrophe can deprive us; nothing can alter the fact if for one moment in eternity we have really lived.

My Writers Guild of America card is one of my proudest possessions. I was given it after being invited to write the script for a film of my last novel, 'Me Before You,' which is being made by MGM. Whenever I look at it, I think, 'I'm a Hollywood writer!'

If Heaven had looked upon riches to be a valuable thing, it would not have given them to such a scoundrel.

You have brilliance in you, your contribution is valuable, and the art you create is precious. Only you can do, and you must.

The second corruption of the state is oligarchy (oligos = few), in which the military elite is narrowed down to a few ruling families of immense wealth and prestige, who now openly flaunt their wealth and possessions.

The patriarchal society has made women believe, first of all, you're only valid and valuable when you're young.

I've learned a valuable opinion does not tell you what to think, it illuminates what you should consider.

The ability to mingle with so many countries and cultures is extremely valuable for men and women.

Everything turns out to be valuable that one does for one’s self without thought of profit.

Look at what happened in the Past. Learn something valuable from it. Do things differently in the present.

Shooting at Coco Chanel's apartment was an unexpectedly absorbing experience. The essence of Chanel is firmly rooted there in all of her possessions, and I truly believe that her spirit and soul still inhabit the second floor.

I do not recognize these as defeats. They are but interesting experiences of life. They are valuable stepping stones to success.

Sometimes, not getting what you want can be the most valuable experience of your entire life.

I learned firsthand just how valuable it is to have law enforcement allies around the world.

I think the most valuable thing that we've done at festivals is meet other filmmakers.

Give them a conscious understanding of how powerful and important and valuable and perfect they are.

Look, half the men who signed the Declaration of Independence were either in debt or bankrupt. The remaining half, most of them lost all their possessions. The only reason Monticello didn't get burned to the ground was that the British patrol missed the road.

It is a surprising and memorable, as well as valuable experience, to be lost in the woods any time.

I find it valuable to watch what I do. I like to know when I'm making a choice if it actually works or not.

I think that a starting pitcher has to do something special to be as valuable or more so than a position player.

You give but little when you give of your possessions. It is when you give of yourself that you truly give.

We are afraid of losing what we have, whether it's our life or our possessions and property. But this fear evaporates when we understand that our life stories and the history of the world were written by the same hand.

We should teach our children nothing which they shall ever need to unlearn; we should strive to transmit to them the best possessions, the truest thought, the noblest sentiments of the age in which we live.

Dreams are large possessions ... they are an expansion of life, an enlightenment, and a discipline. I thank God for my dream life; my daily life would be far poorer, if it wanted the second sight of dreams.

Persistence overshadows even talent as the most valuable resource shaping the quality of life.

Nothing more excellent or valuable than wine was every granted by the gods to man.

We know that veterans have valuable skills and experiences that are highly sought after in today's workforce.

A friend who stands with you in pressure is more valuable than a hundred ones who stand with you in pleasure.

There needs to be clearer communication for the public avout how valuable it [animal testing] is

Gestures, in love, are incomparably more attractive, effective and valuable than words.

Nothing truly valuable can be achieved except by the unselfish cooperation of many individuals.

To proportion the eagerness of contest to its importance seems too hard a task for human wisdom. The pride of wit has kept ages busy in the discussion of useless questions, and the pride of power has destroyed armies, to gain or to keep unprofitable possessions.

Being able to hedge on a ball screen and the guy coming off and being able to guard him for a brief second and then go back and block a shot in one possessions, that's big. There's not many dudes that can do that.

In my life Why do I give valuable time To people who don't care if I live or die ?

I know of nothing more valuable, when it comes to the all-important virtue of authenticity, than simply being who you are.

Your most precious, valued possessions and your greatest powers are invisible and intangible. No one can take them. You, and you alone, can give them. You will receive abundance for your giving.

Profit is a signal that valuable services are being rendered to people on a voluntary basis.

The free exploring mind of the individual human is the most valuable thing in the world.

Everything that enlarges the sphere of human powers, that shows man he can do what he thought he could not do, is valuable.

The best vaccine imaginable is only valuable to the extent we get it to everyone who needs it.

Next to love friendship, in my opinion, is the most valuable thing life has to offer.

Labor is still, and ever will be, the inevitable price set upon everything which is valuable.

The truth is that technology is only valuable if it helps you run your organization better.

Loss of meaning is often part of the suffering that comes with physical loss, but it can also happen to people who have gained everything the world has to offer - who have made it in the eyes of the world - and suddenly find that their success or possessions are empty and unfulfilling.