Greed Quotes

958 Greed quotes by 688 unique authors

Success always calls for greater generosity - though most people, lost in the darkness of their own egos, treat it as an occasion for greater… — Cyrus the Great
One interesting thing about greed is that although the underlying motive is to seek satisfaction, the irony is that even after obtaining the object of… — Dalai Lama
He who is not contented with what he has, would not be contented with what he would like to have. — Socrates
If a man is proud of his wealth, he should not be praised until it is known how he employs it. — Socrates
I do nothing but go about persuading you all, old and young alike, not to take thought for your persons or your properties, but and… — Socrates
Avarice is as destitute of what it has, as poverty of what it has not. — Publilius Syrus
Greed takes a person to the watering place but gets him back without letting him drink. It undertakes responsibility but does not fulfill it. Often… — Ali ibn Abi Talib
Is it not the excess and greed of this and the neglect of all other things that revolutionizes this constitution too and prepares the way… — Plato
Greed is an imperfection that defiles the mind; hate is an imperfection that defiles the mind; delusion is an imperfection that defiles the mind. — Gautama Buddha
Fraud is the daughter of greed. — John Grant
Poverty wants much; but avarice, everything. — Publilius Syrus
Let us treasure up in our soul some of those things which are permanent..., not of those which will forsake us and be destroyed, and… — Gregory of Nazianzus
I think the greedy corporate owners have to be confronted with the fact that they are ignoring their most powerful resource - their workers. — John Sweeney
Commercial interests with their advertising industry do not want people to develop contentment and less greed. Military interests in economic, political, ethnic or nationalist guises,… — Robert Thurman
The covetous man is always poor. — Claudius Claudianus
The miser is as much in want of what he has as of what he has not. — Publilius Syrus
The worst enslaving trait of all is greed. I rail against the substitution of money for worth. The idea that the endless accumulation of dead… — Gerry Spence
As consumers we are incredibly discerning, we sense where has been great care in the design, and when there is cynicism and greed. — Jonathan Ive
You haven't changed. You may say: 'I'm full of love, I'm full of truth, I'm full of knowledge, I'm full of wisdom.' I say: 'That's… — Jiddu Krishnamurti
We did not find it difficult to deal with Bush and his administration, because it is similar to regimes in our countries - both types… — Osama bin Laden
Most individuals have always thought themselves not big enough or significant enough to have an effect on the whole planet, a notion which conversely made… — Lynette Fromme
Kindness, love, patience, understanding, and unity will increase as we serve, while intolerance, jealousy, envy, greed, and selfishness decrease or disappear. The more we give… — Carlos H. Amado
The lust of avarice as so totally seized upon mankind that their wealth seems rather to possess them than they possess their wealth. — Pliny the Elder
Greed is permanent slavery — Ali ibn Abi Talib
In order to stave off covetouness, greed, and spite, citizens world over must be educated. — Mustafa Kemal Ataturk

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