Material Things Quotes

148 quotes by 134 authors

Agriculture is for living; mind culture is for life. Skills are for shaping material things so that they cater more for the comfort of man;… — Sathya Sai Baba
I have told myself a hundred times that painting - that is, the material thing called a painting - is no more than a pretext,… — Eugene Delacroix
We who are rich are often demanding and difficult. We shut ourselves up in our apartments and may even use a watchdog to defend our… — Jean Vanier
People have had to make up for their spiritual impoverishment by accumulating material things. When spiritual blessings come, material blessings seem unimportant. As long as… — Peace Pilgrim
To me, a building - if it's beautiful - is the love of one man, he's made it out of his love for space, materials,… — Martha Graham
People spend time worrying about things they think they have to have and lose perception of what they do have. You can have all the… — Eric Davis
Children will not remember you for the material things you provided but for the feeling that you cherished them. — Richard L. Evans
The most valuable lesson I've ever learned in my life is that life is about family and friends, not about material things or any of… — Vanilla Ice
I see what happens when one gets very attached to material things. That's just not what my life is. — Alicia Keys
Don't depend on other people to be responsible for you. Don't make yourself stressed out over nonsensical things like material things. — Eartha Kitt
I have my own high standards for what I want in a partner and how I want to be treated. I bring a lot to… — Jennifer Lopez
I have a notion that if you are going to be spiritually curious, you better not get cluttered up with too many material things. — Mary Oliver
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… — David Rockefeller
Let's be cautious about relying so much on material things that we have no energy left for the spiritual aspects of our lives. — James A. Forbes
A person is, among all else, a material thing, easily torn and not easily mended. — Ian Mcewan
Intellectual freedom depends upon material things. — Virginia Woolf
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… — Mark Twain
It is a kind of pride to insist that none of our prayers should ever be petitions for our own needs: for this is only… — Thomas Merton
From this new and intimate perspective, she learned a simple, obvious thing she had always known, and everyone knew; that a person is, among all… — Ian Mcewan
To me, all creativity is magic. Ideas start out in the empty void of your head - and they end up as a material thing,… — Alan Moore

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