The more we simplify our material needs the more we are free to think of other things. Eleanor Roosevelt
I’m not impressed by your looks, money, social status or job title. I’m impressed by the way you treat other human beings. Jim Kwik
Houses are full of things that gather dust. Jack Kerouac
The material pursuit of self-esteem reduces self-esteem. George Monbiot
Happiness resides not in possessions, and not in gold, happiness dwells in the soul. Democritus
Possessions are usually diminished by possession. Friedrich Nietzsche
Complete possession is proved only by giving. All you are unable to give possesses you. Andre Gide
Until we have begun to go without them, we fail to realize how unnecessary many things are. We’ve been using them not because we needed them but because we had them. Seneca
Every right implies a responsibility; Every opportunity, an obligation, Every possession, a duty. John D. Rockefeller
I have to remind myself to live simply and not overindulge, which is a constant battle in a material world. Sandra Cisneros
If these things haven’t delivered on their promises yet, it may be time to let them go. Francine Jay (Miss Minimalist)
The modern consumerist system is designed to take your money and time away from you. Anthony Ongaro
You give but little when you give of your possessions. It is when you give of yourself that you truly give. Khalil Gibran
Material blessings, when they pay beyond the category of need, are weirdly fruitful of headache. Philip Wylie
There is no such thing as material covetousness. All covetousness is spiritual. …Any so-called material thing that you want is merely a symbol: you want it not for itself, but because it will content your spirit for the moment. Mark Twain
I’m one of the least materialistic people that exist, because material possessions don’t mean much to me. They’re beautiful, I enjoy them, they can enhance your life to a certain degree, but they’re ultimately not important. Tom Ford (Famous fashion designer)
The consumption society has made us feel that happiness lies in having things, and has failed to teach us the happiness of not having things. Elise Boulding
We go on multiplying our conveniences only to multiply our cares. We increase our possessions only to the enlargement of our anxieties. Anna C. Brackett
Increase of material comforts, it may be generally laid down, does not in any way whatsoever conduce to moral growth. Mahatma Gandhi
The rise of social media is proving problematic. Younger age groups of children and adults are now becoming heavily absorbed in it, unaware that social media presents rose-tinted versions of life as the truth, and it’s against this fiction that they’re comparing themselves. Thibaut
It is preoccupation with possessions, more than anything else, that prevents us from living freely and nobly. Bertrand Russell
It is the logic of consumerism that undermines the values of loyalty and permanence and promotes a different set of values that is destructive of family life. Christopher Lasch
Man should not consider his material possession his own, but as common to all, so as to share them without hesitation when others are in need. Thomas Aquinas
Anything you cannot relinquish when it has outlived its usefulness possesses you, and in this materialistic age a great many of us are possessed by our possessions. Peace Pilgrim
Our greatest illusion is reliance upon the security and permanence of material possessions. We must search for some other coin. John Cudahy
The roots of addiction can be seen in our search for happiness in something outside of our self, be it drugs, relationships, material possessions. Lee L Jampolsky
Everything we possess that is not necessary for life or happiness becomes a burden, and scarcely a day passes that we do not add to it. Robert Brault
Reject the basic assumptions of civilization, especially the importance of material possessions. Chuck Palahniuk
Materialism is the only form of distraction from true bliss. Douglas Horton
There must be more to life than having everything. Maurice Sendak
Riches do not consist in the possession of treasures, but in the use made of them. Napoleon Bonaparte
An object in possession seldom retains the same charm that it had in pursuit. Pliny the Elder
The wonderful things in life are the things you do, not the things you have. Reinhold Messner
The nightmare of materialism, which has turned the life of the universe into an evil, useless game, is not yet past; it holds the awakening soul still in its grip. Wassily Kandinsky
Our chief comforts often produce our greatest anxieties, and the increase in our possessions is but an inlet to new disquietudes. Oliver Goldsmith
Materialism and all its miseries can never be conquered by materialism. Swami Vivekananda
Let there be as little materialism as possible, with the maximum of spirituality. Swami Vivekananda
