Quotes about Materialism

The apostles had no gold, but lots of glory. We have lots of gold, but no glory.

Is life's span so dear and are home comforts so engrossing as to be purchased with my unfaithfulness and dry-eyed prayerlessness? At the final bar of God, shall the perishing millions accuse me of materialism coated with a few Scripture verses? ''Forbid it, Almighty God! I know not what course others may take; but as for me, GIVE ME REVIVAL in my soul and in my church and in my nation—or GIVE ME DEATH!

Is life's span so dear and are home comforts so engrossing as to be purchased with my unfaithfulness and dry-eyed prayerlessness? At the final bar of God, shall the perishing millions accuse me of materialism coated with a few Scripture verses?

Prosperity is only an instrument to be used, not a deity to be worshipped.

Somehow, we have come to the erroneous belief that we are all but flesh, blood, and bones, and that's all. So we direct our values to material things.

Seeking can become stressful when you apply the same laws that you apply in the material world - hard work, exacting plans, driving ambition, and attachment to outcome.

I don't think I ever owned twenty pencils at one time. Wearing down seven number-two pencils is a good day's work.

America is really happy to be sold something.

One of the strange things about human beings is that they value only that which has a price.

but is in danger from the American evil of commercializing even the sacred festivals.

Don't need no more of this world's goods. Some folks gits plumb mesmerized when paper money is shook afore their eyes.

We may spend our lives chasing after wealth, status, influence, and sensual pleasures, thinking they will improve the quality of our life. And yet we end up not having any time left to live.