Connections Quote by James Gustave Speth

“Even if materialism brought happiness in this life (which it certainly does not), it would leave us woefully unprepared for the next.   Materialism…

— Randy Alcorn

The problem isn't materialism as such. Rather it is the underlying assumption that full satisfaction can arise from gratifying the senses alone. Unlike animals…

— Dalai Lama

I was lucky enough to have had great success early on in life; to have had all the things the material world can offer.…

— Tom Ford

Happiness is not about material things, it becomes in a real you..

— HOttieDeviL

Happiness will come from materialism, not from meaning.

— Andrei Platonov

We live in a materialist world, and materialism appeals so strongly to humanity, no matter where.

— Wole Soyinka

I don't believe happiness comes out of material gain, for sure.

— Cary Fukunaga

“Material goods rarely alter our levels of happiness, unlike emotional experience. Having can never replace being. -Ilsa Crawford”

— Louisa Thomsen Brits

Seeking happiness in material things is a sure way of being unhappy.

— Pope Francis

The most terrible thing about materialism, even more terrible than its proneness to violence, is its boredom, from which sex alcohol, drugs, all devices…

— Malcolm Muggeridge

“Materialism, to some extent, requires that the consumer is not fully present or happy. In the moments of a spending frenzy you feel more…

— Patsy Rodenburg

Material things and external changes don't automatically change your life for the better. True happiness comes from inside you.

— Zhat