At last the best of artisans ordained that that creature to whom He had been able to give nothing proper to himself should have joint possession of whatever had been peculiar to each of the different kinds of being.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
The possession of anything begins in the mind.
A man's 'original and natural right' to make all contracts that are 'intrinsically obligatory,' and to coerce the fulfillment of them, is one of the most valuable and indispensable of all human possessions.
We cannot suppose therefore that God has made an order of beings, with such mental qualities and powers, for the sole purpose of being used as beasts, or instruments of labour.
Possession without obligation to the object possessed approaches felicity.
The finest inheritance you can give to a child is to allow it to make its own way, completely on its own feet.
That is why we profess a spiritual kinship with primitive and archaic art.
Each is under the most sacred obligation not to squander the material committed to him, not to sap his strength in folly and vice, and to see at the least that he delivers a product worthy the labor and cost which have been expended on him.
I don't think anyone has a right to possess anything he doesn't love - art or anything else.
I entreat all artisans faithfully to follow their craft and take delight in it. I entreat all servants to be faithful servants of their masters and mistresses.
It is ordained in the eternal constitution of things, that men of intemperate minds cannot be free. Their passions forge their fetters.