Now opium, by greatly increasing the activity of the mind generally, increases, of necessity, that particular mode of its activity by which we are able to construct out of the raw material of organic sound an elaborate intellectual pleasure.

Man should not consider his material possession his own, but as common to all, so as to share them without hesitation when others are in need

I have always enjoyed reading, but I’ve never been sure how to select appropriate material. There are so many books in the world–how do you tell them all apart? How do you know which one will match your tastes and interests?

If you can get a cotton material like a T-shirt, you cut it up, you fold it and put elastic bands around it – this is a non-medical facial covering

Material interests are not the only guiding light.

Yes, the work comes out more beautiful from a material that resists the process, verse, marble, onyx, or enamel

Above a certain level of income, the relative value of material consumption vis-a-vis leisure time is diminished, so earning a higher income at the cost of working longer hours may reduce the quality of your life. More importantly, the fact that the citizens of a country work longer than others in comparable countries does not necessarily mean that they like working longer hours. They may be compelled to work long hours, even if they actually want to take longer holidays.

Could the straggling thoughts of individuals be collected, they would frequently form materials for wise and able men to improve into useful matter

Few people realise the immensity of vacancy in which the dust of the material universe swims.

I know If I score we’re going to win the match.

Material things aside, we need no advice but approval.

People such as inventors searching for new material, make their discoveries in a state of self-forgetfulness. It is in a condition of deep intellectual concentration that this forgetfulness of the ego arises and the invention is revealed. This is also a way of developing intuition.

The nuclear arms race is like two sworn enemies standing waist deep in gasoline, one with three matches, the other with five.

The curriculum is so much necessary raw material, but warmth is the vital element for the growing plant and for the soul of the child

Ethiopia shall once more arise from the ashes of material ruin to the heights of temporal glory.

The past is hidden somewhere outside the realm, beyond the reach of intellect, in some material object (in the sensation which that material object will give us) which we do not suspect.

The word of man is the most durable of all material

I remember as a kid, I was improvising and making little trophies out of different materials and going in front of the mirror, lifting the trophies and saying ‘Nole was the champion

You must feed your mind with reading material, thoughts, and ideas that open you to new possibilities.

Increase of material comforts, it may be generally laid down, does not in any way whatsoever conduce to moral growth.

Gravity must be caused by an agent…but whether that agent be material or immaterial I leave to my readers.