Gautama Buddha
Spiritual Teacher
"Your actions are your only true belongings."
Belonging quotes
Belonging
19 quotes on this topic — from poets, philosophers, and thinkers across history.
Nhat Hanh
Zen Master, Author
"My actions are my only true belongings. I cannot escape the consequences of my actions. My actions are the ground on which I stand."
Brené Brown
Researcher, author, speaker
"Those who have a strong sense of love and belonging have the courage to be imperfect."
Henri Bergson
Philosopher
"... divine love is not something belonging to God: it is God Himself."
Antoine de Saint-Exupery
Writer, Aviator
"Even our misfortunes are a part of our belongings."
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"An expectation is a future object, recognised as belonging to me."
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"She had borne so long the cruelty of belonging to him and not being claimed by him."
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