Quotes About Materialism

I saw my real gods . . the gods of most men. Food, drink, and security in conformity.

Materialists deny God because they can't smell a rose with a telescope.

Materialist deny God because they can't smell a rose with a powerful telescope.

There is nothing wrong with having a good job, there is nothing wrong with having a nice house, there is nothing wrong with that. There is something wrong when that is your goal.

A kiss on the hand may feel very, very good, but a diamond and sapphire bracelet lasts forever.

I think greed is healthy. You can be greedy and still feel good about yourself.

I don't enjoy good food. I don't enjoy flashy cars. I don't care if I live in a dump. I don't enjoy good clothes. This is the best I've dressed in months.

A kiss on the hand might feel very good, but a diamond tiara is forever.

I used to buy good shoes, now I buy good bags. They make me feel more confident.

When none but the wealthy had watches, they were almost all very good ones; few are now made which are worth much, but everybody has one in his pocket.

Our clothing, while modest and simple, should be of good quality . . . It should be chosen for durability rather than display.

I wouldn't trade a good horse for the best Rolls-Royce ever made -- unless I could trade the Rolls for two good horses.

And gold has no name, it licks the hand of anyone who has it: good dog!

There's a whole segment of the population with a mentality that bases good times on where they can go and what they can buy.

Luxury is the enemy of observation, a costly indulgence that induces such a good feeling that you notice nothing. Luxury spoils and infantilizes you and prevents you from knowing the world.

The human imagination... has great difficulty in living strictly within the confines of a materialist practice or philosophy. It dreams, like a dog in its basket, of hares in the open.

Greed, for lack of a better word, is good.

Greed, for lack of a better word, is good. Greed is right, greed works.

So I wanted to show what I did with the money. So I got red silk shirts, beautiful hats, wonderful saddles, a great horse, and two gold teeth. So that was the way I did it.

I have a nice office. I have a nice house... So I'm not denying myself some great things. I just don't happen to have expensive hobbies.

Happiness resides not in possessions, and not in gold, happiness dwells in the soul.

Trying to be happy by accumulating possessions is like trying to satisfy hunger by taping sandwiches all over your body

There is no more mistaken path to happiness than worldliness, revelry, high life.

If you are looking for happiness in this world (dunya), you're in the wrong place.