I don't think there's a shortage of material in the world. Or in my head. I just pray for continued good health because I've got other stories to tell.

I was one of those people who put too much emphasis on work and career and material possessions and it took its toll on all my relationships on my physical health my emotional and mental health.

And in fact you can find that the lack of basic resources material resources contributes to unhappiness but the increase in material resources do not increase happiness.

The folly of endless consumerism sends us on a wild goose-chase for happiness through materialism.

Fate often puts all the material for happiness and prosperity into a man's hands just to see how miserable he can make himself with them.

Happiness will come from materialism not from meaning.

Eating is not merely a material pleasure. Eating well gives a spectacular joy to life and contributes immensely to goodwill and happy companionship. It is of great importance to the morale.

Men are not great or small because of their material possessions. They are great or small because of what they are.

Great men are they who see that spiritual is stronger than any material force - that thoughts rule the world.

Material possessions winning scores and great reputations are meaningless in the eyes of the Lord because He knows what we really are and that is all that matters.