A COLLECTION OF GOOD WORDS
占有
Possession
The greatest possession is self-possession.
最大的拥有就是拥有自己。
The wavering mind is but a base possession.
动摇的心不过是一种卑劣的占有。
Love does not claim possession, but gives freedom.
爱不是占有，而是给予自由。
A sparrow in hand is worth a pheasant that flieth by.
手中的麻雀胜过身边飞过的野鸡。
Who hears me, who understands me, becomes mine, a possession for all time.
听我话的、认识我的、就作我的子民、永得为业。
Possession without obligation to the object possessed approaches felicity.
对拥有的对象不负有义务的占有接近幸福。
Happiness resides not in possessions, and not in gold, happiness dwells in the soul.
幸福不在于拥有，也不在于拥有，幸福寓于灵魂。
A man may be in as just possession of truth as of a city, and yet be forced to surrender.
一个人可能像拥有一座城市一样拥有真理，但却被迫投降。
Riches do not exhilarate us so much with their possession as they torment us with their loss.
财富带给我们的快乐不如拥有它带给我们的快乐，而是失去它带给我们的痛苦。
Possession of material riches, without inner peace, is like dying of thirst while bathing in a lake.
拥有物质财富而没有内心的平静，就像在湖里洗澡时渴死一样。
Indeed, whenever a new idea is developed, as for example ballooning, warfare immediately takes possession.
的确，每当一种新思想出现时，例如气球，战争就会立即占据上风。
Clothes should look as if a woman was born into them. It is a form of possession, this belonging to one another.
衣服应该看起来像女人与生俱来的。这是一种占有的形式，属于彼此。
KEEP EXPLORING
沿着这个主题，再读几句。
The real duty of man is not to extend his power or multiply his wealth beyond his needs, but to enrich and enjoy his imperishable possession: his soul.
人的真正责任不是扩展他的权力或使他的财富超过他的需要，而是丰富和享受他不朽的财产:他的灵魂。
See the things you want as already yours. Think of them as yours, as belonging to you, as already in your possession.
把你想要的东西看作已经属于你了。把它们当作你的，当作属于你的，当作已经属于你的。
The gratification of wealth is not found in mere possession or in lavish expenditure, but in its wise application.
财富的满足不在于拥有或挥霍，而在于明智地运用。
When we believe ourselves in possession of the only truth, we are likely to be indifferent to common everyday truths.
当我们相信自己拥有唯一的真理时，我们很可能对日常生活中常见的真理漠不关心。
One whose knowledge is confined to books and whose wealth is in the possession of others, can use neither his knowledge nor wealth when the need for them arises.
一个人的知识只局限于书本，而他的财富却掌握在别人的手中，当需要知识或财富时，他既不能使用知识，也不能使用财富。
An anxious unrest, a fierce craving desire for gain has taken possession of the commercial world, and in instances no longer rare the most precious and permanent goods of human life have been madly sacrificed in the interests of momentary enrichment.
一种焦虑不安的不安，一种对利益的强烈渴望已经占领了商业界，在某些情况下，人类生活中最宝贵和永久的财富已被疯狂地牺牲，以换取一时的富裕。