Materialism Quotes

"Too much money ain't enough money " "We are everlastingly in the world of objects; worse than that, we are objectified in objects. Humanity has become a production of artificial experiences and sensations." "It is not the man who has too little, but the man who craves more, that is poor " "Too many people spend money they haven't earned, to buy things they don't want, to impress people they don't like." "It is the preoccupation with possessions, more than anything else, that prevents us from living freely and nobly." "There is no greater spellbinder of the mind than the chime of silver coins upon a begging plate." "Greed is a bottomless pit which exhausts the person in an endless effort to satisfy the need without ever reaching satisfaction " "If I am what I have and if I lose what I have who then am I?" "We have multiplied our possessions but reduced our values. We talk too much, love too seldom, and hate too often." "We need to steer clear of this poverty of ambition, where people want to drive fancy cars and wear nice clothes and live in fancy apartments but don’t want to work hard to accomplish these things." "A house is just a place to keep your stuff while you go out and get more stuff." "Wealth is like sea-water; the more we drink, the thirstier we become" "Lack of money is the root of all evil." "Trying to be happy by accumulating possessions is like trying to satisfy hunger by taping sandwiches all over your body" "What is a cynic? A man who knows the price of everything and the value of nothing."