Quote by Albert Einstein
Possessions, outward success, publicity, luxury -- to me these hav

Possessions, outward success, publicity, luxury — to me these have always been contemptible. I assume that a simple and unassuming manner of life is best for everyone, best for both the body and the mind – Albert Einstein

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True art is characterized by an irresistible urge in the creative artist. – Albert Einstein

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Mathematics are well and good but nature keeps dragging us around by the nose. – Albert Einstein

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If men as individuals surrender to the call of their elementary instincts, avoiding pain and seeking satisfaction only for their own selves, the result for them all taken together must be a state of insecurity, of fear, and of promiscuous misery. – Albert Einstein

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Property is the pivot of civilization. – Leon Samson

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An argument fatal to the communist theory, is suggested by the fact, that a desire for property is one of the elements of our nature. – Herbert Spencer

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By abolishing private property one takes away the human love of aggression. – Sigmund Freud

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Private property began the instant somebody had a mind of his own. – e. e. (Edward Estlin) cummings

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