Greed Quote by Joni Mitchell
“Oh, the jealousy, the greed is the unraveling. It's the unraveling and it undoes all the joy that could be. .”
About This Quote
Source Song: "The Circle Game" (1970) lyric excerpt
Jealousy and greed erode joy, leading to personal unraveling and loss of happiness.
In simple terms: Greed destroys happiness.
Key Takeaway
Guard against envy and material desire.
Themes
jealousy
greed
joy loss
Mood
melancholic
cautionary
Type
emotional
philosophical
When to use this quote
- relationships
- workplace competition
- social media use
- personal ambition
Key Concepts
psychology
ethics
Questions to Reflect On
- What drives your jealousy?
- Can ambition coexist with contentment?
A Different Perspective
May ignore that some envy can motivate positive change.
![“Where there are kashays (anger-pride-deceit-greed), there is worldly life. As long as anger-pride-deceit-greed exist; one is a sansaari [living a worldly life] regardless of whether one is an ascetic or a family man. And where anger-pride-deceit-greed are absent, one is regarded as being asansaari…” quote by Dada Bhagwan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/7ec/dada-bhagwan-31_anger_where-there-are-kashays-anger-pride-dece_5756.jpg)
