“The two qualities which chiefly inspire regard and affection [are] that a thing is your own and that it is your only one.Aristotle
“Mammon, the least erected spirit that fell From heaven; for ev’n in heaven his looks and thoughts Were always downward bent, admiring more The riches of heaven’s pavement, trodden gold, Than aught divine or holy else enjoyed In vision beatific. John Milton
“I love everything that’s old: old friends, old times, old manners, old books, old wines.Oliver Goldsmith