| In poor Rosamond's mind there was not room enough for luxuries to look small in. |
| To what faults do you feel most indulgent? To the ones that arise from urgent material needs. |
| We always pay dearly for chasing after what is cheap. |
| Oh Lord, won't you buy me a Mercedes Benz? |
| Every increased possession loads us with new weariness. |
| How good something is should never be determined by its cost, designer, origin, or its perceived value by others. |
| What's the use of a fine house if you haven't got a tolerable planet to put it on? |
| It is the preoccupation with possessions, more than anything else that prevents us from living freely and nobly. |
| A lot of people get so hung up on what they can't have that they don't think for a second about whether they really want it. |
| If everyone demanded peace instead of another television set, then there'd be peace. |