Greed Quotes

958 Greed quotes by 688 unique authors

It is greed to do all the talking but not to want to listen at all. — Democritus
A moderate addiction to money may not always be hurtful; but when taken in excess it is nearly always bad for the health. — Clarence Day
He is no fool who gives what he cannot keep to gain what he cannot lose. — Jim Elliot
If thou wilt make a man happy, add not unto his riches but take away from his desires. — Epicurus
Instant gratification takes too long. — Carrie Fisher
'Dallas' hit a chord back in the late Seventies and Eighties because it was the age of greed: here you have this unapologetic character who… — Larry Hagman
We are in danger of destroying ourselves by our greed and stupidity. We cannot remain looking inwards at ourselves on a small and increasingly polluted… — Stephen Hawking
To those supporters who were told that I abandoned them, that is untrue. I abandoned greed, corruption, and compromise, never you, and never the artistic… — Lauryn Hill
Social networks do best when they tap into one of the seven deadly sins. Facebook is ego. Zynga is sloth. LinkedIn is greed. — Reid Hoffman
Materialism is the only form of distraction from true bliss. — Douglas Horton
You have succeeded in life when all you really want is only what you really need. — Vernon Howard
It is easy to get everything you want, provided you first learn to do without the things you cannot get. — Elbert Hubbard
Avarice, the spur of industry. — David Hume
America needs young people to be inspired to choose sacrifice over greed. — Jesse Jackson
Whenever a man has cast a longing eye on offices, a rottenness begins in his conduct. — Thomas Jefferson
They have stolen the public lands. They have grasped all to themselves, and by their unprincipled greed brought a crisis of unparalleled distress on forty… — Denis Kearney
Even in a time of elephantine vanity and greed, one never has to look far to see the campfires of gentle people. — Garrison Keillor
Leadership is a privilege to better the lives of others. It is not an opportunity to satisfy personal greed. — Mwai Kibaki
Greed is so destructive. It destroys everything. — Eartha Kitt
There are a lot of people who are doing wonderful things, quietly, with no motive of greed, or hostility toward other people, or delusions of… — Charles Kuralt
The everyday kindness of the back roads more than makes up for the acts of greed in the headlines. — Charles Kuralt
The only difference between the Democrats and the Republicans is that the Democrats allow the poor to be corrupt, too. — Oscar Levant
It is not in the nature of politics that the best men should be elected. The best men do not want to govern their fellowmen. — George MacDonald
Greed has increasingly become a virtue among Wall Street bankers and corporate CEOs in the U.S. Nowhere else in the world do CEOs insist on… — Simon Mainwaring
You show me a capitalist, and I'll show you a bloodsucker. — Malcolm X

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