I' means the Self and —my' means what belongs to the self. All that is —my' is acquisition [parigrah]. You should keep [only] whatever acquisition you are able to carry.

Individuals should take personal responsibility for knowledge acquisition and campaigns against ignorance.

Accursed greed for gold, To what dost thou not drive the heart of man?

It is among the less privileged groups relatively new to leisure and consumption that the zest for possessions retains something of its pristine energy.

An end to our getting is the only end to our losses.

In the race for money some men may come first, but man comes last.

The collector walks with blinders on; he sees nothing but the prize. In fact, the acquisitive instinct is incompatible with true appreciation of beauty.

With the catching end the pleasures of the chase.

I glory More in the cunning purchase of my wealth Than in the glad possession.

Hand, n. A singular instrument worn at the end of a human arm and commonly thrust into somebody's pocket.

Seek not proud riches, but such as thou mayest get justly, use soberly, distribute cheerfully, and leave contentedly.

It is easy to get everything you want, provided you first learn to do without the things you can not get.