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Consumerism Quotes by Saint Augustine
- All plenty which is not my God is poverty to me.
- For why, my brothers and sisters, would you rejoice in silver? Either your silver will perish, or you will, and no one knows which will…
- You have found that you were more secure before you accumulated so much. See what greed has imposed on you: You have filled your house…
- It is not earthly riches which make us or our sons happy; for they must either be lost by us in our lifetime, or be…
More Consumerism Quotes
- I believe that the whole idea of the consumer society is tottering. We've kept ourselves going by producing more and more goods,… — Paul Auster
- Many of our miseries are merely comparative: we are often made unhappy, not by the presence of any real evil, but by… — Samuel Johnson
- Our body has this defect that, the more it is provided care and comforts, the more needs and desires it finds. — Teresa of Avila
- What consumerism really is, at its worst is getting people to buy things that don't actually improve their lives. — Jeff Bezos
- All over the place, from the popular culture to the propaganda system, there is constant pressure to make people feel that they… — Noam Chomsky
- Violence is hidden within democratic structures because they are not radically democratic - Western democracy is merely a domestic convenience of consumerism. — Edward Bond
- Toy Story 3 is so besotted with brand names and product-placement that it stops being about the innocent pleasures of imagination --… — Armond White
- I like to live my life so that my loved ones give me the things I need as gifts and I give… — Vandana Shiva