Greediness Quotes

16 quotes by 16 authors

Were parties here divided merely by a greediness for office,...to take a part with either would be unworthy of a reasonable or moral man. — Thomas Jefferson
Greediness of getting more deprives... the enjoyment of what it had got. — Thomas Sprat
None in this age will amass wealth except those having five traits ofcharacter. High hopes; abnormal greediness; excessive miserliness, lack of fearing Allaah; and forgetfulness… — Sufyan al-Thawri
Greediness consists in ravishing the goods of another through violence or cunning, as in the two noble professions of the conqueror and courtier. But the… — Augustin Thierry
To stop suffering, stop greediness. Greediness is a source of suffering. — Gautama Buddha
Allah the Exalted loves him who forgoes worldly life, the Angels love him who rejects the vices, and the Muslims love him who gives up… — Uthman ibn Affan
Good is not good, unless A thousand it possess, But doth waste with greediness. — John Donne
I saw in 'the wandering Jew' the personification of the Jewish people, exiled in the Middle Ages. Nevertheless, they are once again extremely rich, owing… — George Sand
Form no covetous desire, so that the demon of greediness may not deceive thee, and the treasure of the world may not be tasteless to… — Zoroaster
The avaricious man is like the barren sandy ground of the desert which sucks in all the rain and dew with greediness, but yields no… — Zeno of Elea
The resistance to praying is like the resistance of tightly clenched fists. This image shows a tension, a desire to cling tightly to yourself, a… — Henri Nouwen
Of this they drank half a pint every day, and sometimes more or less, as it operated, by way of gentle physic. Two others had… — James Lind
It was not curiosity that killed the goose who laid the golden egg, but an insatiable greed that devoured common sense. — Charlescliq
Memory is like a purse, if it be over-full that it cannot shut, all will drop out of it. Take heed of a gluttonous curiosity… — Thomas Fuller
An sacrificing things makes human as Deity and greediness make it devilish — Mak_786
If you are excessively acquiring more than what your needs or deserves in life. You should be ready to face the agony of greediness because… — Kemmy Nola

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