Cupidity Quotes

21 quotes by 20 authors

PROPERTY, n. Any material thing, having no particular value, that may be held by A against the cupidity of B. Whatever gratifies the passion for… — Ambrose Bierce
The communism of combined wealth and capital, the outgrown of overweening cupidity and selfishness which assiduously undermines the justice and integrity of free institutions, is… — Grover Cleveland
From the earliest ages of history to the present day there have never been thirteen millions of people associated in one political body who enjoyed… — Andrew Jackson
War provides an outlet for every evil element in man's nature. It enfranchises cupidity and greed gives a charter to petty tyranny, glorifies cruelty and… — C. E. M. Joad
England totally disarmed and an easy prey to hostile forces! Can you think of anything more likely to excite cupidity and hostile intention? We should… — Stanley Baldwin
No community has ever yet passed beyond the initial phases in which its pugnacity and fanaticism enabled it to found a nation, and its cupidity… — George Bernard Shaw
True it is, as society is instituted, marriage becomes somewhat of a lottery, for all its votaries are either the victims of Cupid or cupidity;… — Arthur Frederick Saunders
Cupidity...takes created things for ends in themselves, which they are not. The will that seeks rest in creatures for their own sake stops on the… — Thomas Merton
Of all tyrannies, a tyranny sincerely exercised for the good of its victims may be the most oppressive. It would be better to live under… — C.S. Lewis
I wish I was a despot that I might save the noble, the beautiful trees that are daily falling sacrifice to the cupidity of their… — Thomas Jefferson
No, the secret is that there's no reward and we have to endure our characters and our natures as best we can, because no amount… — SÃ¡ndor MÃ¡rai
Oh blind, oh ignorant, self-seeking cupidity whcih spurs as so in the short mortal life and steeps as through all eternity. — Dante Alighieri
I will use big words from time to time, the meanings of which I may only vaguely perceive, in hopes such cupidity will send you… — Harlan Ellison
War stirs in men's hearts the mud of their worst instincts. It puts a premium on violence, nourishes hatred, and gives free rein to cupidity.… — Charles de Gaulle
The native American has been generally despised by his white conquerors for his poverty and simplicity. They forget, perhaps, that his religion forbade the accumulation… — Charles Alexander Eastman
No stigma attaches to the love of money in America, and provided it does not exceed the bounds imposed by public order, it is held… — Alexis de Tocqueville
The Fur Company may be called the exterminating medium of these wild and almost uninhabitable regions, which cupidity or the love of money alone would… — John James Audubon
Hey your so smart well once you tell the definiton of braggadocio and...Acclaim Accolade Adamant Advocate Affable Alienate Altruistic Ambiguous Amity Anarchy Apathy Appease Asperity… — MrAwesome
Cupidity sustains our egoism, this is noble. — Jeremy Limn
It is always better to win somebody's heart with originality and simplicity on any accomplishment than feel good on anybody's or everybody's best remarks on… — Anuj Somany

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