Overconsumption Quotes

119 quotes by 87 authors

Who is the covetous man? One for whom plenty is not enough. — Saint Basil
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… — Saint Augustine
He has much who needs least. Do not create necessities for yourself. — Josemaria Escriva
How far, O rich, do you extend your senseless avarice? Do you intend to be the sole inhabitants of the earth? Why do you drive… — Ambrose
I am not saying this because I am in need, for I have learned to be content whatever the circumstances. I know what it is… — Paul the Apostle
I believe that a desirable future depends on our deliberately choosing a life of action over a life of consumption, on our engendering a lifestyle… — Ivan Illich
I saw that a humble man, with the blessing of the Lord, might live on a little; and that where the heart is set on… — John Woolman
I think of the old slavery, and of the way The Economy has now improved upon it. The new slavery has improved upon the old… — Wendell Berry
If the Christ we follow sent out his disciples with no extra possessions (Luke 9:1-6 and 10:1-12) and warned would-be devotees that he had nowhere… — Marva Dawn
It is important to recognize that behind the razzmatazz of consumerism, we all remain dependent on basic natural resources - land, air, water and biodiversity… — Klaus Topfer
It is more blessed to give than to receive, but then it is also more blessed to be able to do without than to have… — Soren Kierkegaard
It is not because food, clothes and property are inherently evil that Christians today must lower their standard of living. It is because others are… — Ronald J. Sider
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… — Saint Augustine
It is not necessity but abundance which produces greed. — Michel de Montaigne
It is partly to avoid consciousness of greed that we prefer to associate with those who are at least as greedy as we ourselves. Those… — Charles Horton Cooley
Many Christians, though keenly sensitive to the dangers of greed and discontent that come with an economy of continually increasing consumption, nevertheless feel that it… — Joy Davidman
Modern man is drinking and drugging himself out of awareness, or he spends his time shopping, which is the same thing. — Ernest Becker
Modern society will find no solution to the ecological problem unless it takes a serious look at its lifestyle. In many parts of the world… — Pope John Paul II
Most persons think that a state in order to be happy ought to be large; but even if they are right, they have no idea… — Aristotle
New pressures are causing ever more people to find their main satisfaction in their consumptive role rather than in their productive role. And these pressures… — Vance Packard

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