Materialism Quotes

Your mission is proving that a love for the earth, and for the things of the earth, is possible without materialism, a love without greed... I entreat you not to be turned by the call of vulgar strength, of stupendous size, by the spirit of storage. - Rabindranath Tagore

When we try in good faith to believe in materialism, in the exclusive reality of the physical, we are asking our selves to step aside; we are disavowing the very realm where we exist and where all things precious are kept -- the realm of emotion and conscience, of memory and intention and sensation. - John Updike

What they feel is that to fight too hard to save property, a material thing, is the wrong thing to do. It displays materialism that God disapproves of. So instead, they are showing willingness to make a sacrifice which strengthens their faith. - Rod Parker

What incredible insanity is driving us to hold this child, to glorify the grossness of our materialism as if you can buy the soul of a child. - Ramsey Clark

We are challenging the philosophy of scientific materialism, not science itself. - Discovery Institute

This world is consumed with materialism corrupted by insecurity. Although they're a dying breed, genuine people still exist. - Unknown

This great, though disastrous, culture can only change as we begin to stand off and see... the inveterate materialism which has become the model for cultures around the world. - Arthur Erickson

The path of light and the path of darkness [of materialism and ignorance] are thought to be the world's two eternal paths. - Bhagavad Gita

The only cure for materialism is the cleansing of the six sense (eyes, ears, nose, tongue, body, and mind). If the senses are clogged, one's perception is stifled. The more it is stifled, the more contaminated the sense become. This creates disorder in the world, and that is the greatest evil of all. - Morihei Ueshiba