Source identified
Read & copy the quotation
“do not confound what you possess with what you are.”
- Source
- The Simple Life
- Date
- 1901
- English wording
- Mary Louise Hendee — Translator · from French
Meaning of “do not confound what you possess with what…”
Possessions are separated from identity so that wealth can remain a tool or responsibility rather than becoming the measure of a person’s worth.
Where does it come from?
The Simple Life, later chapter on simple living and wealth, Mary Louise Hendee translation, Project Gutenberg #23092; Wagner distinguishes possession from personal identity.
