Greed Quotes

958 Greed quotes by 688 unique authors

Three great forces rule the world: stupidity, fear and greed. — Albert Einstein
And what, you ask, does writing teach us? First and foremost, it reminds us that we are alive and that it is gift and a… — Ray Bradbury
Love is a commitment that will be tested in the most vulnerable areas of spirituality, a commitment that will force you to make some very… — Ravi Zacharias
Impatience is not the least of your faults, Malik, it is a kind of greed and someday it may see you undone. — Isobelle Carmody
Even though people about us choose the path of hate and violence and warfare and greed and prejudice, we who are Christ's body must throw… — Clarence Jordan
They had battled and bloodied one another, they had kept secrets, broken hearts, lied, betrayed, exiled, they had walked away, said goodbye and sworn it… — Robin Wasserman
The truth now.He was disappointed in human beings.He had seen too many betrayals,too many pitiful weaknesses,too much greed for money and fame.The falseness between lovers,husbands… — Mario Puzo
The Good News means we can stop lying to ourselves. The sweet sound of amazing grace saves us from the necessity of self-deception. It keeps… — Brennan Manning
Stealing to eat ain’t criminal—stealing to be rich is. — Andrew Vachss
Most of the mess that is called history comes about because kings and presidents cannot be satisfied with a nice chicken and a good loaf… — Jennifer Donnelly
Love does not traffic in a marketplace, nor use a huckster's scales. Its joy, like the joy of the intellect, is to feel itself alive.… — Oscar Wilde
If I have to build a big company by mistreating other people then the Bible says WOE to me. I don't know what that is,… — Joyce Meyer
I have never understood why it is "greed" to want to keep the money you have earned but not greed to want to take somebody… — Thomas Sowell
I believe all suffering is caused by ignorance. People inflict pain on others in the selfish pursuit of their happiness or satisfaction. Yet true happiness… — Dalai Lama
The Master said, “If your conduct is determined solely by considerations of profit you will arouse great resentment. — Confucius
This is where we are at right now, as a whole. No one is left out of the loop. We are experiencing a reality based… — Bill Hicks
The world says: "You have needs -- satisfy them. You have as much right as the rich and the mighty. Don't hesitate to satisfy your… — Fyodor Dostoevsky
The nobility of the human spirit grows harder for me to believe in. War, zealotry, greed, malls, narcissism. I see a backhanded nobility in excessive,… — Mary Roach
Republicans stand for raw, unbridled evil and greed and ignorance smothered in balloons and ribbons. — Frank Zappa
We live in a system that espouses merit, equality, and a level playing field, but exalts those with wealth, power, and celebrity, however gained. — Derrick Bell
Confession is the act of inviting God to walk the acreage of our hearts. “There is a rock of greed over here, Father. I can’t… — Max Lucado
When we refuse to work with our disappointment, we break the Precepts: rather than experience the disappointment, we resort to anger, greed, gossip, criticism. Yet… — Joko Beck
[I]t was with a good end in mind – that of acquiring the knowledge of good and evil – that Eve allowed herself to be… — Moderata Fonte
Stephanie could see the greed seep into the watery eyes of her father’s other brother, a horrible little man called Fergus, as he nodded sadly… — Derek Landy
The world in many ways would be a much calmer and gentler place if women ruled. There would have been fewer children sacrificed to the… — William P. Young

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