120 Materialistic Quotes To Inspire You To Be Content

“In a materialistic society, man is likely to value the opinion of a rich man over that of a poor one; even when coming to opinions that have absolutely nothing to do with moneymaking.” – Mokokoma Mokhonoana

“Two things define you. Your patience when you have nothing, and your attitude when you have everything.”

“I think I’m actually quite a materialistic person, I value what it takes to make a car or build a nice house. Money does change things, but how it changes people depends on how they react to it.” – Roland Gift

“The American dream was not, at least at the beginning, a rags-to-riches type of narrow materialism.” – Charles A. Reich

“Materialism is the philosophy of the subject who forgets to take account of himself.” – Arthur Schopenhauer

“If material things are what you’re talking about when you say, “I’m blessed”. You have no idea what a blessing is.”

“I hope she’ll be a fool—that’s the best thing a girl can be in this world, a beautiful little fool.” – Daisy Buchanan, The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald

“The ontology of materialism rested upon the illusion that the kind of existence, the direct “actuality” of the world around us, can be extrapolated into the atomic range. This extrapolation is impossible, however.” – Werner Heisenberg

“We live in a society where we’re told that the only way to be happy is to do more. Have more. And be more. It isn’t true.”

“I hate dense people. People who think you should like them because they possess materialistic things. That’s bird behavior. If I don’t like you I don’t like everything else that comes with you.”

“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

“In our consumer culture, we always want the next best thing: the latest, the newest, the youngest. Failing that, we at least want more: more intensity, more variety, more stimulation. We seek instant gratification and are increasingly intolerant of any frustration. Nowhere are we encouraged to be satisfied with ...

... what we have, to think, “This is good. This is enough.” – Esther Perel in her book ‘Mating in Captivity: Reconciling the Erotic and the Domestic‘

“There’s still women out here that don’t want anything from a man. Not money, materialistic things, nothing… nothing but trust, love, support and lots of affection. I’m her. She is me. I’m one of those women.”

“This era of materialistic world love is judged by the outlook of the person and not by beauty of the heart.”

“Don’t show off materialistic things, rather your talent and impress the world!”

“Stuck in a generation full of greedy, selfish, lying, cheating, irresponsible, materialistic, being fake. Just waiting on a new era with old fashioned values to come back in style.”

“We are here to make this world more than a materialistic one.”

“Greed – always wanting more – is the chief evil of the modern world.” – Dr. Ralph Wood

“I think as you grow older your Christmas list gets smaller and the things you really want for the holidays can’t be bought.”

“In this materialistic world full of companionless go-getters, I would love to be that looser who atleast has a shoulder to cry upon.”

“No we don’t always get what we want but consider this: there are people who will never have, what you have, right now.”

“A materialistic world will not be won to Christ by a materialistic” – Church. Davis Platt

“To be content with little is difficult, to be content with much, impossible.”

“The fact remains that the materialistic view is a truncated view of reality.” – Stephen C. Meyer

“Money only impresses lazy girls. When a woman works hard, a man with money is a bonus, not a ladder to upgrade.”

“We are all materialistic. There are different levels of materialism! Some aspire to a fancy car, others only wish to go to bed at night with a full stomach.” – D.J. Jouett

“Christianity is the most materialistic of all religions.” – William Temple, Sr

“Materialism is an identity crisis.” – Bryant Mcgill

“Money is numbers and numbers never end. If it takes money to be happy, your search for happiness will never end.”

“The obsession of our society with over consumerism has made us forgotten that materialistic possessions offers only the shallowest form of happiness.” – Shyam Badauria

“I make myself rich by making my wants few.” – Henry David Thoreau

“Then he said to them, “Watch out! Be on your guard against all kinds of greed; life does not consist in an abundance of possessions.” – Luke 12:15 (Bible Verses)

“The materialistic view of happiness of our age starkly revealed in our understanding of the word luxury.” – Alain De Botton

“Happiness is never found in materialistic things; it exists in things that cannot be physically possessed. Therefore, happiness is priceless. It can never be purchased. Love is happiness.” – Ellen J. Barrier

“As human beings, we’re very materialistic and have all this stuff – furs and cars and diamonds and money.” – Smokey Robinson

“It is not important to have all the best things in the world to be happy. Find happiness in your relationships with people rather than materialistic things.”

“I’m not materialistic. I believe in presents from the heart, like a drawing that a child does.” – Victoria Beckham

“If money and material things make you believe you are better than others, you are the poorest person on earth.”

“The best things in life aren’t things.” – Art Buchwald

“Every increased possession loads us with new weariness.”

“The materialistic pattern of life is that where money predominates over everything. The non-materialistic life is that where money is just a means – happiness predominates, joy predominates; your own individuality predominates. You know who you are and where you are going, and you are not distracted. Then ...

... suddenly you will see your life has a meditative quality to it.” – Rajneesh

“Females in our generation morals are just out the window. Materialistic things aren’t life. I’d rather walk in the rain with a man who treats me like a queen than to ride in a Benz with a man who treats me like crap.” – Jhene Aiko

“Self worth comes from God. Not your achievements. Not from people. Not from outward appearances. Not from materialistic possessions. But from God alone.”

“The more you have, the more you are occupied. The less you have, the more free you are.” – Mother Teresa

“The materialist doctrine that men are products of circumstances and upbringing, and that, therefore, changed men are products of other circumstances and changed upbringing, forgets that it is men that change circumstances and that the educator himself needs educating.” – Karl Marx

“Most of what we take as being important is not material, whether it’s music or feelings or love. They’re things we can’t really see or touch. They’re not material, but they’re vitally important to us.” – Judy Collins

“The so-called materialistic conception of history, with the crude elements of genius of the early form which appeared, for instance, in the Communist Manifesto, still prevails only in the minds of laymen and dilettantes.” – Max Weber

“Collect moments not things.”

“We buy things we don’t need with money. We don’t have to impress people we don’t like.” – Movie: “Fight Club”

“These days, in our materialistic culture, many people are led to believe that money is the ultimate source of happiness. Consequently, when they don’t have enough of it they feel let down. Therefore, it is important to let people know that they have the source of contentment and happiness within themselves, and ...

... that it is related to nurturing our natural inner values.” – Dalai Lama

“Don’t raise your kids to have more than you had, raise them to be more than you were.”

“The entire money structure and materialistic society is a false society.” – Jacque Fresco

“One day you will realize that material things mean nothing, all that matters is the well-being of the people in your life.”

“But I do know we’re deficient in some way. We are too involved in materialistic things, and they don’t satisfy us. The loving relationships we have, the universe around us, we take these things for granted.” – Mitch Albom

“In the end, only three things matter: how much you loved, how gently you lived, and how gracefully you let go of things not meant for you.” – Gautam Buddha

“Love does not claim materialistic possession of any kind, it yields complete freedom.” – Santosh Kalwar

“Most people think the more money, luxury or fame they have, the more successful they are; but I think that the true sign of success depends on how many positive emotions they experience each day.” – Maddy Malhotra

“Materialistic plans of godless demons are always frustrated by the all-powerful Lord.” – Srimad-Bhagavatam 2.7.14, Srila Prabhupada

“Materialistic things don’t impress me. Your soul does.”

“Historical materialism has every reason to distinguish itself sharply from bourgeois habits of thought. Its founding concept is not progress but actualization.” – Walter Benjamin

“The real measure of your wealth is how much you’d be worth if you lost all your money.” – Bernard Meltzer

“Materialism: buying things we don’t need with money we don’t have to impress people that don’t matter.”

“We have a largely materialistic lifestyle characterized by a materialistic culture. However, this only provides us with temporary, sensory satisfaction, whereas long-term satisfaction is based not on the senses but on the mind.” – His Holiness The Dalai Lama

“If you want your kids to turn out well, spend twice as much time with them and half as much money.”

“Materialistic way of life is always fearful because at every step there is danger. Materialistic life is full of anxieties and fear.”

“The most beautiful things in life are not materialistic things. They’re people and places, memories and pictures, feelings and moments, smile and laughter, and tight hug.”

“One day you will realize that material things mean nothing. All that matters is the well being of the people in your life.”

“If you are really a product of a materialistic universe, how is that you don’t feel at home there?” – C.S. Lewis

“The man not the suit. The woman not the dress. The relationship not the ring. The time not the watch, the light not the lamp, the people not the place, the mind not the muscle, the liquid not the bottle, the drink not the glass. Substance is everything.”

“A materialistic person is ruthless with other people but kind to himself. A spiritual person is ruthless with himself but kind to everybody else.” – Sadhguru

“What material success does is provide you with the ability to concentrate on other things that really matter. And that is being able to make a difference, not only in your own life, but in other people’s lives.” – Oprah Winfrey

“Real success is not, like, materialistic. It’s being where you want to be when you want to be; just living your life how you feel; having an ultimate goal and being able to accomplish it.” – Lindsey Wixson

“Fall in love with someone who will take care of you not in a materialistic way, but rather, fall in love with someone who will take care of your soul. Fall in someone who will take care of your mind, someone who will take care of your heart. Fall in love with someone who will take care of even the most chaotic ...

... parts of who you are.”

“Materialism is the only form of distraction from true bliss.”

“Superficial, lazy, and materialistic people pursue relationships with people who possess the material things and income they desire to possess. They don’t desire true love… they desire an image of true love based on what a person has, in order to impress other people.”

“Any guy can spoil you with materialistic things, but the right man can do way more than just that… He can spoil you with understanding, listening, honesty, loyalty, affection, communication, and he can spoil you with happiness.”

“Today’s friendships are fantastic but materialistic. Only when there is, sacrifice friendship is holistic.”

“Everyone can spoil you with materialistic things, but the right person can to way more than just that. They will spoil you with understanding, listening, honesty, loyalty, affection, communication, and they can spoil you with happiness.”

“Life is not measured by wealth or material things but instead by the lives you touch and the people you help.” – Matt Fraser

“Reject the basic assumptions of civilization, especially the importance of material possessions.” – Chuck Palahniuk

“It’s not about the materialistic things you have. It’s about the good person you are. No one will remember you for what things you had, but how you made them feel.”

“Happiness is an emotion and isn’t aided by any materialistic things.”

“In a world, so shallow and materialistic, its a blessing to find friends who stick by each other unconditionally despite their differences.”

“Don’t gain the world and lose your soul, wisdom is better than silver or gold.”

“Attempting to stake a spiritual thirst with materialism is like drinking water from the sea. It turns immediate gratification into a life-threatening condition.” – Arthur Simon

“Contemporary science is based on the philosophy of materialism, which claims that all reality is material or physical.” – Rupert Sheldrake

“If materialistic knowledge is power, it is not wisdom. It is but a blind force.” – Mary Baker Eddy

“Materialism, attachment to things of the world, includes pride. Many religious people suffer from pride: taking pleasure or even delight in being good, or religious.” – Idries Shah

“Anything a man can give me materialistic, I can give myself. So my definition of spoiling is giving me your time. Give me experiences.”

“It is not how much we have, but how much we enjoy, that makes happiness.”

“…too many of us now tend to worship self-indulgence and consumption. Human identity is no longer defined by what one does, but by what one owns. But we’ve discovered that owning things and consuming things does not satisfy our longing for meaning. We’ve learned that piling up material goods cannot fill the ...

... emptiness of lives which have no confidence or purpose.” – Jimmy Carter, Former US President, “Malaise Speech” also known as “Crisis of Confidence” speech delivered 15 July 1979

“Some women want the diamond watch, others value the time.”

“An attitude to life which seeks fulfillment in the single minded pursuit of wealth – in short, materialism – does not fit into this world, because it contains within itself no limiting principle, while the environment in which it is placed is strictly limited.” – Charles Edwards

“The underprivileged are byproduct of society’s material progress.” – Pawan Mishra

“Don’t complicate your life by surrounding yourself with people who see life as a competition about who has the most material possessions.”

“Materialistic items do not move me, I love nice things but they do not motivate or decide for me what I do in my life.”

“I’m not impressed by your looks, money, social status or job title I’m impressed by the way you treat other human beings.”

“Materialistic things do not impress me. Your heart does.”

“I’m not a materialistic person.” – Marat Safin

“I’m non materialistic person. I believe in presents from the heart, like a drawing that a child does.”

“If money and material things make you believe you are better than others, you are the poorest person on earth.”

“But as an adult working in the fashion industry, I struggle with materialism. And 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

“She’s a gypsy girl living in a materialistic world. Unattached to most things but in love with life itself.” – Nikki Rowe

“To this day, I am the least materialistic person I know, because my father didn’t raise me to just go out and buy this or that car. The only reason I wanted to make money as an actor was because I’m passionate about food!” – Hugh Jackman

“I had a fairly enlightened dad, though if you looked at his resume, it might not seem that way. He was a chartered accountant for Price Waterhouse. He was strict, and we had a very ordered life. To this day, I am the least materialistic person I know, because my father didn’t raise me to just go out and buy this ...

... or that car.” – Hugh Jackman

“Nowadays people know the price of everything and the value of nothing.” – Oscar Wilde

“Not everything that can be counted counts, and not everything that counts can be counted.” – Albert Einstein

“A materialistic person is ruthless with other people but kind to himself. A spiritual person is ruthless with himself but kind to everybody else.” – Jaggi Vasudev

“The great artists do not want security, egoistic or materialistic.” – Brenda Ueland

“When you become addict in to MATERIAL things in life then the TRUE natural life start to run away from you, YES! it’s can give you certain pleasure in the society but in the same time it will sabotage your true HAPPINESS of life which we could have simply with GRATITUDE and FORGIVENESS” – Rashedur Ryan Rahman

“Too many people spend money they haven’t earned, to buy things they don’t want, to impress people they don’t like.” – Will Smith

“I am convinced that material things can contribute a lot to making one’s life pleasant, but, basically, if you do not have very good friends and relatives who matter to you, life will be really empty and sad and material things cease to be important.” – David Rockefeller

“If you took everything I owned away from me, I could still smile. I value humor, good people, open minds, and life, more than materials.”

“No matter how big your house is, how recent your car is, or how big your bank account is, our graves will always be the same size. Stay humble.”

“Materialistic things don’t matter, in this life. The secret is in the love of life and one another. In it you will find a greater satisfaction..”

“One day you will realize that material things mean nothing. All that matters is the well being of the people in your life.” – Leon Brown

“Be with someone who will take care of you. Not materialistically, but take care of your soul, your well-being; your heart, and everything that’s you.”

“Materials things don’t matter.” – John Catsimatidis

“One day you will realize that material things mean nothing, all that matters is the well-being of the people in your life.”

“Never let the brand name on your shoes be more important than the one who’s guiding your footsteps.”

“Money, credit scores, material things don’t matter. Life and death, your family and friends, once they’re gone it’s irreversible. Don’t forget.” – Heather Dorff