Quotes about Materialism
luxury generally prevails in prosperity, and wastes the blessings of God
— John Calvin
There is no more mistaken path to happiness than worldliness, revelry, high life.
— Arthur Schopenhauer
There are two ways to get enough. One is to continue to accumulate more and more. The other is to desire less.
— GK Chesterton
Seeking happiness in material things is a sure way of being unhappy.
— Pope Francis
Grandpa says we've got everything to make us happy but happiness.
— Ellen Glasgow
The greatest deterrent to giving is the illusion that this earth is our home.
— Randy Alcorn
I hope that if you are employed full-time, you are doing it to ensure that basic needs are met and not simply to indulge a taste for an elaborate home, fancy cars, and other luxuries.
— Gordon Hinckley
When we hear people talk of riches, honors and amusements of the world, let us remember that all things have an end, and let us then say: My God, I wish for You alone and nothing more.
— Alphonsus Liguori
There are some rich people who, no matter how much God sends their way, never seem to put their hope in their riches.
— Andy Stanley
The lack of money is the root of all evil.
— Mark Twain
The materialist thinks me a slave because I am not allowed to believe in determinism. I think the materialist a slave because he is not allowed to believe in fairies.
— GK Chesterton
The danger of prosperity is that it encourages a false independence.
— William Barclay