Materialism Quote by Orson Scott Card
““He had brought no possessions with him; he would take none away. There were none to have--everything of value was in the school computer or his own head and hands.””
About This Quote
Source Novel: Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card, 1985
Values are internal; material possessions are irrelevant when knowledge and skill are the true assets.
In simple terms: True wealth lies in mind and skill.
Key Takeaway
Cultivate knowledge over materialism.
Themes
knowledge
skill
minimalism
Mood
reflective
inspirational
Type
philosophical
inspirational
When to use this quote
- education
- career
- personal development
- creative work
Key Concepts
humanism
self-reliance
Questions to Reflect On
- What skills do you value most?
- How can you prioritize learning over owning?
A Different Perspective
Materialism can still dominate societal values.
![“[I]t is not by being richer or more powerful that a man becomes better; one is a matter of fortune, the other of virtue. Nor should she deem herself other than venal who weds a rich man rather than a poor, and desires more things in her husband than himself. Assuredly, whomsoever this…” quote by Héloïse](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/43c/heloise-27050_affection_i-t-is-not-by-being-richer-or-more-power_726871.jpg)
![“[ When a religious couple wrote to Sagan about fulfilled prophecies, he wrote back in May 1996 :] If ‘fulfilled prophecy’ is your criterion, why do you not believe in materialistic science, which has an unparalleled record of fulfilled prophecy? Consider, for example, eclipses.” quote by Carl Sagan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/875/carl-sagan-160_belief_when-a-religious-couple-wrote-to-sagan-a_25095.jpg)
![“If we do want to do that [ colonise space to survive, ], then vacuous materialism is not going to be enough for us.” quote by Quentin S. Crisp](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/8c5/quentin-s-crisp-4149_enough_if-we-do-want-to-do-that-colonise-space_40648.jpg)
![“[Materialism] seeks the primary and most simple state of matter, and then tries to develop all the others from it; ascending from mere mechanism, to chemism, to polarity, to the vegetable and to the animal kingdom. And if we suppose this to have been done, the last link in the chain would be…” quote by Arthur Schopenhauer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/88c/arthur-schopenhauer-226_animal-kingdom_materialism-seeks-the-primary-and-most-s_50402.jpg)