please explain this quote?

The things you own and collect say a lot about your values.

Goods assembled together in ownership make physical, visible
statements about the hierarchy of values to which their chooser
subscribes. Goods can be cherished or judged inappropriate,
discarded and replaced. Unless we appreciate how they are used to
constitute an intelligible universe, we will never know how to
resolve the contradictions of our economic life
(Douglas and Isherwood 1978)

this is the complete saying which means unity possesses power which can be observed
have fun
-niksy j

Keep up with the Joneses. That way you'll look as good as they are.

If you have valuable things, you look tasteful and wealthy.