--- title: "Meaning & Key Takeaway of: The human heart is greedy; it will use…" description: "\"The human heart is greedy; it will use religion, color, or any other excuse to justify its greed. Blame the human heart.\" — Bono" image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c8c/bono-1908_blame_the-human-heart-is-greedy-it-will-use-re_1552286.jpg" --- # The human heart is greedy; it will use religion, color, or… ![“The human heart is greedy; it will use religion, color, or any other excuse to justify its greed. Blame the human heart.” quote by Bono](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c8c/bono-1908_blame_the-human-heart-is-greedy-it-will-use-re_1552286.jpg) [Download](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c8c/bono-1908_blame_the-human-heart-is-greedy-it-will-use-re_1552286.jpg) [Open image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c8c/bono-1908_blame_the-human-heart-is-greedy-it-will-use-re_1552286.jpg) > “The human heart is greedy; it will use religion, color, or any other excuse to justify its greed. Blame the human heart.” [Bono](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bono/) ## About This Quote This interpretation was drafted with AI assistance. It is one reading of the quote, not the author's own explanation. Claims human greed drives the exploitation of religion, race, or other excuses, blaming the heart. **In simple terms:** Human greed uses any excuse to justify itself. Key Takeaway Recognize greed’s role in prejudice and act ethically. Themes greed prejudice human nature morality Mood critical concerned Type philosophical social When to use this quote - political discourse - interfaith dialogue - personal decision making Key Concepts ethical philosophy social psychology bias awareness Questions to Reflect On - How can we address greed beyond individual blame? - What actions reduce exploitation rooted in bias? A Different Perspective Blaming the heart may oversimplify systemic issues. ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ No ratings yet [Color](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/color/) [Greed](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/greed/) [Heart](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/heart/) [Human heart](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/human-heart/) [Humans](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/humans/) [Religion](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/religion/) ## Related quotes > [Envious because I have a heart, Gluttonous because I have a heart, Greedy because I have a heart, Prideful because I have a heart,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tite-kubo/envious-because-i-have-a-heart-gluttonous-because-i-have-a-heart/) [Tite Kubo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tite-kubo/) > [“Humans can be inhuman and greed is to blame for it.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tracy-sillato/humans-can-be-inhuman-and-greed-is-to-blame-for-it/) [Tracy Sillato](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tracy-sillato/) > [“To err is human--to blame it on someone else is even more human”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/farnsworth-blasingame/to-err-is-human-to-blame-it-on-someone-else-is-even-more-human/) Farnsworth Blasingame > [“The whole effort for the past one hundred years has been to remove the moral responsibility from the individual and make him blame his…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/katherine-anne-porter/the-whole-effort-for-the-past-one-hundred-years-has-been-to-remove/) [Katherine Anne Porter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/katherine-anne-porter/) > [“You can't blame human nature, and there was nothing more human than curiosity.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-king/you-can-t-blame-human-nature-and-there-was-nothing-more-human-than/) [Stephen King](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-king/) > [“Blame is a human concept, one of its blackest and most selfish and self-binding.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/patrick-ness/blame-is-a-human-concept-one-of-its-blackest-and-most-selfish-and/) [Patrick Ness](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/patrick-ness/) > [What can everyone do? 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