F. Sionil Jose Quotes

We are shallow because we have become enslaved by gross materialism, the glitter of gold and its equivalents, for which reason we think that only the material goods of this earth can satisfy us and we must therefore grab as much as can while we are able.

F. Sionil Jose

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• Earth
• Gold
• Glitter

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  • Think
  • Earth
  • Gold