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Quotes About Greed

There are sufficient resources in the world for the needs of everybody, but not enough for the greed of even a significant minority.
~ Millard Fuller
Well first of all, tell me, is there some society you know of that doesn't run on greed? You think Russia doesn't run on greed? You think China doesn't run on greed? What is greed?
~ Milton Friedman
People are rotten everywhere you go. They're no good. You want to see a very bad man? Make an ordinary man successful beyond his imagination. Let's see how good he is when he can do whatever he wants." Sunja
~ Min Jin Lee
You want to see a very bad man? Make an ordinary man successful beyond his imagination. Let's see how good he is when he can do whatever he wants.
~ Min Jin Lee
You want to see a very bad man? Make an ordinary man successful beyond his imagination.
~ Min Jin Lee
People are rotten everywhere you go. They're no good. You want to see a very bad man? Make an ordinary man successful beyond his imagination. Let's see how good he is when he can do whatever he wants." Sunja nodded as he spoke,
~ Min Jin Lee
People are rotten everywhere you go. They're no good. You want to see a very bad man? Make an ordinary man successful beyond his imagination. Let's see how good he
~ Min Jin Lee
people are rotten everywhere you go. they're no good You want to see a very bad man? Make an ordinary man successful beyond his imagination. Let's see how good he is when he can do whatever he wants.
~ Min Jin Lee
No matter how good you have it, it's cool to want more. (P.83)
~ Mindy Kaling
No matter how good you have it, it's cool to want more.
~ Mindy Kaling
Men's slaves, their hearts are greedy, The great do not mingle with their people when they rejoice.
~ Unknown
Lo, gold, lapis lazuli, silver, and turquoise, Carnelian, amethyst, ibht- stone and Are strung on the necks of female slaves. Noblewomen roam the land. Ladies say, "We want to eat!" Lo, noblewomen, Their bodies suffer in rags, Their hearts shrink from greeting [each other]. Lo, chests of ebony are smashed.
~ Unknown
Rob not, act against the robber, Not great is one who is great in greed.
~ Unknown
Now this peasant came petition him an eighth time; he said: "0 high steward, my lord! Men fall low through greed. The rapacious man lacks success ; his success is loss. Though you are greedy it does nothing for you. Though you steal you do not profit. Let a man defend his rightful cause!
~ Unknown
But your laziness leads you astray; your greed makes you dumb; your gluttony makes enemies for you.
~ Unknown
And greed will breed harshness and cruelty. And wealth is a maze to confuse. Once a person is warm and well-suppered, how much of such wealth can they use?
~ Unknown
There was Donald Trump. He had his name on gold-plated buildings and was the star of his own reality show. He had more than anyone could ever dream of, but as he stabbed his phone with his odd little orange fingers he looked like the saddest man on the planet.
~ Moby
Earth provides enough to satisfy every man's needs, but not every man's greed.
~ Unknown
Earth provides enough to satisfy every man's need, but not every man's greed.
~ Unknown
There is a sufficiency in the world for man's need but not for man's greed.
~ Unknown
Capitalism is greed driven.
~ Mohnish Pabrai
Money has always been one motivation to take up arms
~ Moisés Naím
For if nature abhors a vacuum, and greed is part of human nature, then greed too abhors a vacuum.
~ Moisés Naím
Il faut qu'il ait tué bien des gens pour s'être fait si riche.
~ Moliere