Quotes about Materialism

Avarice, envy, pride,Three fatal sparks, have set the hearts of allOn Fire.

That is why one of Rich's most powerful songs, and one he enjoyed singing in concert more than any other, is "Greed.

One of the consequences of covetousness is that it destroys the capacity to discern sufficiency. It distorts our thinking to the point where: Enough is never enough.

I have come to believe that the major threat to the viability of our faith is that of consumerism.

Don't forget that the most effective form of child abuse is giving a child everything they want.

If we were to gain God's perspective, even for a moment, and were to look at the way we go through life accumulating and hoarding and displaying our things, we would have the same feelings of horror and pity that any sane person has when he views people in an asylum endlessly beating their heads against the wall.

Men are idol factories.

Though we take from a covetous man all his treasure, he has yet one jewel left; you cannot bereave him of his covetousness.

Riches expose a man to pride and luxury, and a foolish elation of heart.

The structure of human betterment cannot be built upon foundations of materialism or business, but upon the bedrock of individual character in free men and women.

Whatever materializes worship hinders man's spiritual growth and keeps him from demonstrating his power over error.

World has things which full fill man needs, but not greeds.