Greed Quotes

958 Greed quotes by 688 unique authors

The earth has enough resources for our need, but not for our greed. — Mahatma Gandhi
We are assailed by the temptation of the love of money. If you wish to acquire riches ? they are the bait of the fishers… — Pachomius the Great
Spirituality is ultimate greed. You don't just want a piece of creation - you want the source of creation. — Jaggi Vasudev
The world is big enough to satisfy everyones needs, but will always be too small to satisfy everyones greed — Mahatma Gandhi
If we human beings rely only on material development, we can’t be sure of a positive outcome. Employing technology motivated by anger and hatred is… — Dalai Lama
If parasitism, favoritism, corruption, and greed for the unearned did not exist, a mixed economy would bring them into existence. — Ayn Rand
To justify and extol human greed and egotism is to my mind not only immoral, but evil. — Gore Vidal
I contemplated my greed for peace. And I did not seek tranquillity anymore. — Ajahn Sumedho
What is infinite? The universe and the greed of men. — Leigh Bardugo
If we do not cling to riches, selfishness or greed-then I believe we are getting closer to God. — Daniel Ortega
We ask ourselves and each of us may wonder: Does the Lord feel truly at home in my life? Do we allow him to do… — Pope Francis
It's the ones who can't let go - of fear or anger, lust or greed, vanity or pride or power - who are most at… — Kate Elliott
I love the competitive part of stocks. A lot of fear and greed, that's all it is. All I see is green and red. — Josh Brolin
In other words, I’m against cheating, greed, cruelty, racism, imperialism, religious fundamentalism, treason, and the seemingly limitless capacity for hypocrisy shown by Bush and his… — Viggo Mortensen
As Jesus explained, the right things have to die so the right things can live--we die to selfishness, greed, power, accumulation, prestige, and self-preservation, giving… — Jen Hatmaker
On some deep cosmic level, we are all one, and within us we each contain the potential for good and for destruction, for compassion and… — Starhawk
The ultimate goal of those who blame workers for Wall Street's economic crisis is to unravel the fabric of our common life in pursuit of… — Richard Trumka
We must learn to separate need from greed...We must not allow our yearnings to exceed our earnings. — Thomas S. Monson
The three most effective incentives to human action may be ... classified as creed, greed and dread. ... In examining the scientist it is perhaps… — Robert Watson-Watt
Who does not know that kings and rulers sprang from men who were ignorant of God, who assumed because of blind greed and intolerable presumption… — Pope Gregory VII
Men should continue to fight, but they should fight for things worth while, not for imaginary geographical lines, racial prejudices and private greed draped in… — Albert Einstein
Desire is storm, greed is whirlpool, pride is precipice, attachment is avalanche, ego is volcano. Discard desire and you are liberated. — Sathya Sai Baba
If war can indeed be turned into a relic, then the virtue of greed will recede further. From a given society's standpoint, one big upside… — Robert Wright
Then the hard, dry Spaniards came exploring through, greedy and realistic, and their greed was for gold or God. They collected souls as they collected… — John Steinbeck
Millions cheer the warriorspilling blood across the ringwhile the one who stands for peaceis ridiculed and shamed.Must hearts forever sufferfrom ignorance and greed?Can bombs heal… — Aberjhani

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