The materialistic view of happiness of our age starkly revealed in our understanding of the word "luxury.
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Not many architects have the luxury to reject significant things.
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He looked around. The room, a few suitcases, some belongings, a handful of well-read books_ a man needed few things to live. And it was good not to get used to many things when life was unsettled. Again and again one had to abandon them or they were taken away. One should be ready to leave every day. That was the reason he had lived alone_ when one was on the move one should not have anything that could bind one. Nothing that could stir the heart. The adventure_ but nothing more.
Shyness is a luxury reserved for those who are above the poverty line. To a beggar, being shy is deadly.
Lack of luxury is not a reason to push others to poverty. ~ Michael A. van Doorn, Odyssey of a Heart, Home of a Soul
Some people think luxury is the opposite of poverty. It is not. It is the opposite of vulgarity.