Greed Quotes

958 Greed quotes by 688 unique authors

And their greed was for gold or God. They collected souls as they collected jewels. — John Steinbeck
God promises to meet our needs, not our greeds. — Steve Lawson
Greed is a sin against God, just as all mortal sins, in as much as man condemns things eternal for the sake of temporal things, — Thomas Aquinas
This civil action is another case of a tragedy that has become all too familiar in the music industry: a business manager and professional advisers… — Leonard Cohen
Dostoevsky wrote fiction about identity, moral value, death, will, sexual vs. spiritual love, greed, freedom, obsession, reason, faith, suicide. And he did it without ever… — David Foster Wallace
We already have - thanks to technology, development, skills, the efficiency of our work - enough resources to satisfy all human needs. But we don't… — Zygmunt Bauman
Selfishness so often is the basis of money problems, which are a very serious and real factor affecting the stability of family life. Selfishness is… — Gordon B. Hinckley
Suppose hypothetically that one out of every 200 people or so is a jerk. In today's world these jerks will discover that if they enter… — Michael Strong
To some men peace merely means the liberty to exploit other people without fear of retaliation or interference. To others peace means the freedom to… — Thomas Merton
Urges ... every man has urges. But the true measure of man is to admit them, to learn to control them. The Shield used to… — Bray Wyatt
The thing that bothers me the most is the recklessness and greed of the local ranchers, who run too many cattle back here, choking with… — Merle Haggard
For what will it profit men that a more prudent distribution and use of riches make it possible for them to gain even the whole… — Pope Pius XI
The only way to the top is killing and greed. Okay, I'm kidding. But killing helps. — Douglas Coupland
Bearing in his right paw the shovel that digs to the truth beneath appearances, cut the roots of useless attachments, and flings damp sand on… — Gary Snyder
Well-being is possible to the degree to which one has overcome one's narcissism; to the degree to which one is open, responsive, sensitive, awake, empty....… — Erich Fromm
Now that we are rid of this syndrome of imposing the communist model on people, now that we've given them the chance to get rid… — Mikhail Gorbachev
The source of peace is within us; so also the source of war. And the real enemy is within us, and not outside. The source… — Dalai Lama
It's been fascinating over the last few years, watching the high and mighty in business and politics fall precipitously-not because their plans didn't work, but… — Marianne Williamson
A current pejorative adjective is narcissistic. Generally, a narcissist is anyone better looking than you are, but lately the adective is often applied to those… — Gore Vidal
Whatever worldly thing we may covet-zealously striving to obtain and then retain-never seems to bring an end to our desires. Covetousness, envy, jealousy, and greed… — Brent L. Top
What keeps faith cheerful is the extreme persistence of gentleness and humor. Gentleness is everywhere in daily life, a sign that faith rules through ordinary… — Garrison Keillor
The bounty of nature is too little for the greedy person. — Seneca the Younger
There is no vice which humankind carries to such wild extremes as that of avarice. — Jonathan Swift
She had been so wicked that in all her life she had done only one good deed-given an onion to a beggar. So she went… — E. M. Forster
In the 24th century there will be no hunger, there will be no greed, and all the children will know how to read. — Gene Roddenberry

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