Who said “Why grab possessions like thieves, or divide them like socialists when you can ignore…”?

“Americans are uneasy with their possessions, guilty about power, all of which is difficult for Europeans to perceive because they are themselves so truly materialistic, so versed in the uses of power.”

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

“Less is more.”

“The more we have the less we own.”

“The best things in life aren't things.”

“If we keep an open mind, too much is likely to fall into it.”

“Youth is not a question of years: one is young or old from birth.”

“The advantage of love at first sight is that it delays a second sight.”

“We know all their gods; they ignore ours. What they call our sins are our gods, and what they call their gods, we name otherwise.”

“Eternity -- waste of time.”

“Novels are longer than life.”