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"Materialism is the only form of distraction from true bliss."
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"The folly of endless consumerism sends us on a wild goose-chase for happiness through materialism."
"I really think that American gentlemen are the best after all, because kissing your hand may make you feel very good but a diamond and a sapphire bracelet lasts forever."
"Money!It's all about money!It's all it ever is these days!"
"You buy furniture. You tell yourself, this is the last sofa I will ever need in my life. Buy the sofa, then for a couple years you're satisfied that no matter what goes wrong, at least you've got your sofa issue handled. Then the right set of dishes. Then the perfect bed. The drapes. The rug. Then you're trapped in your lovely nest, and the things you used to own, now they own you."
"In a materialistic society, man is likely to value the opinion of a rich man over that of a poor one; even when coming to opinions that have absolutely nothing to do with moneymaking."
"What good is money if it can't buy happiness?"
"Old-fashioned people think you can have a soul without money. They think the less money you have, the more soul you have. Young people nowadays know better. A soul is a very expensive thing to keep: much more so than a motor car."
"People are preoccupied only with money. They are looking to see where they can get it from. Hey, why are you looking for it in a 'cemetery'? This worldly life has become like a cemetery. There is no love to be seen in it. The way in which money comes to one is a natural thing. It is (by way of) scientific circumstantial evidences. Why do we have to run after it? If it were to free (liberate) us itself, then it would be very good, right?"
"It's unfortunate how some people complain about being financially unstable, yet they use their last savings to acquire material things."
"Loving money is more of a problem for those who do not have it."
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"As the fly bangs against the window attempting freedom while the door stands open, so we bang against death ignoring heaven."
"Thoughts are the gun, words are the bullets, deeds are the target, the bulls-eye is heaven."
"Thinking good thoughts is not enough, doing good deeds is not enough, seeing others follow your good examples is enough."
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