Material Things Quotes

148 quotes by 134 authors

The cause of happiness and the solution to our problems do not lie in knowledge of material things. Happiness and suffering are states of mind,… — Geshe Kelsang Gyatso
We are made aware that magnitude of material things is relative, and all objects shrink and expand to serve the passion of the poet. Thus,… — Ralph Waldo Emerson
If you wish to care for your body, first of all take care of material things, though even when you have all the things you… — Zhuangzi
We live in a vastly complex society which has been able to provide us with a multitude of material things, and this is good, but… — Euell Gibbons
Renounce all those material things that you gained by exploiting other human beings. — Tracy Chapman
Nin knew how much humans loved money, riches, and material things-though he never really could understand why. The more technologically advanced the human species got,… — Jess C Scott
Material goods consist of useful material things, and of all rights to hold, or use, or derive benefits from material things, or to receive them… — Alfred Marshall
No one person or material thing could ever come close to the feeling I get when the music is right. — Barry Manilow
Never will I pray for the material things of the world. I am not calling to a servant to bring me food. I am not… — Og Mandino
Man is still by instinct a predatory animal given to devilish aggression. The discoveries of science have immensely increased productivity of material things. They have… — Herbert Hoover
Let's remember that our children's spirits are more important than any material things. When we do, self-esteem and love blossoms and grows more beautifully than… — Jack Canfield
My voice is the only material thing in which I can still reveal myself. Go ahead and cut off the hand or the testicles of… — Abdellatif Laabi
I don't like to attach myself to material things. — Jourdan Dunn
I am thinking, therefore I exist. (...) I was a substance whose whole essence or nature is solely to think, and which does not require… — Rene Descartes
The possessions God allows us to have are intended for our use, not our enjoyment. Trying to squeeze something out of them that was never… — William Gurnall
Paul observed, We brought nothing into this world, and it is certain we can carry nothing out (1 Timothy 6:7). He was referring to material… — David Berg
Thoughts and ideas are not phantoms. They are real things. Although intangible and immaterial, they are factors in bringing about changes in the realm of… — Ludwig von Mises
All material Things seem to have been composed of the hard and solid Particles ... variously associated with the first Creation by the Counsel of… — Isaac Newton
I came to the conclusion is that we have a very shallow view of human nature in the policy world. We're really good at talking… — David Brooks
Many men are mere warehouses full of merchandise--the head, the heart, are stuffed with goods. . . . There are apartments in their souls which… — Henry Ward Beecher

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