“Those who love their neighbor as themselves possess nothing more than their neighbor.”
Basil of Caesarea (329–379) Christian Saint
Source: Social Justice, To the Rich (c. 368), p. 43
“Those who are possessed by nothing possess everything.”
The Art of Peace (1992)
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“Nowadays the true transgressors are those who possess values.”
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“There is a simple test. Those who are left in possession of the battlefield have won”
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