A man's real possession is his memory. In nothing else is he rich, in nothing else is he poor.

Quote by Alexander Smith

Topics: Memory Quotes, Possessions Quotes, Poverty Quotes, Richness Quotes

Books are a finer world within the world.

Books are a finer world within the world.

If you wish to make a man look noble, your best course is to kill...

If you wish to make a man look noble, your best course is to kill...

Christmas is the day that holds all time together.

Christmas is the day that holds all time together.

Death is the ugly fact which Nature has to hide, and she hides it well.

Death is the ugly fact which Nature has to hide, and she hides it well.

We bury love; Forgetfulness grows over it like grass: That is a thing to weep...

We bury love; Forgetfulness grows over it like grass: That is a thing to weep...

The dead keep their secrets, and in a while we shall be as wise as...

The dead keep their secrets, and in a while we shall be as wise as...

Trees are your best antiques.

Trees are your best antiques.

Trees are your best antiques

Trees are your best antiques

A man's real possession is his memory. In nothing else is he rich, in nothing...

A man's real possession is his memory. In nothing else is he rich, in nothing...

The sea complains upon a thousand shores.

The sea complains upon a thousand shores.

I would rather be remembered by a song than by a victory.

I would rather be remembered by a song than by a victory.

Everything is sweetened by risk.

Everything is sweetened by risk.

If the egotist is weak, his egotism is worthless. If the egotist is strong, acute,...

If the egotist is weak, his egotism is worthless. If the egotist is strong, acute,...

A great man is the man who does something for the first time.

A great man is the man who does something for the first time.

The world is not so much in need of new thoughts as that when thought...

The world is not so much in need of new thoughts as that when thought...

To sit for one's portrait is like being present at one's own creation.

To sit for one's portrait is like being present at one's own creation.

In life there is nothing more unexpected and surprising than the arrivals and departures of...

In life there is nothing more unexpected and surprising than the arrivals and departures of...

I go into my library and all history unrolls before me.

I go into my library and all history unrolls before me.

A man doesn't plant a tree for himself. He plants it for posterity.

A man doesn't plant a tree for himself. He plants it for posterity.

In life there is nothing more unexpected and surprising than the arrivals and departures of...

In life there is nothing more unexpected and surprising than the arrivals and departures of...