Quotes About Greed

Greed nibbled every man, and strict "rules" could be bent if opportunity walked past and winked suggestively enough. Mat

She supposed it was one way to find money for the poor. Simply rob anyone who was not poor. Of course, that would just make everyone poor in the end, but it might work for a time.

He's a little plump for my taste, but I always say a man can't be too fat if enough gold comes with it.

Once government got a taste of money, the appetite grew.

It's not the meek who are inheriting the earth, Jason, it's the corruptors

Conversely, instruct subjects to "carefully consider" their decision, or prime them to value reflection over intuition, and they'd be more selfish. The more time to think, the more time to do a version of "Yes, we all agree that cooperation is a good thing . . . but here is why I should be exempt this time"—what the authors called "calculated greed.

our frequent human tragedy is that the more we consume, the hungrier we get.

What was an unexpected pleasure yesterday is what we feel entitled to today, and what won't be enough tomorrow.

If we were designed by engineers, as we consumed more, we'd desire less. But our frequent human tragedy is that the more we consume, the hungrier we get. More and faster and stronger. What was an unexpected pleasure yesterday is what we feel entitled to today, and what won't be enough tomorrow.

It wallowed in its water-bed; it burrowed, heaved and swung; It gnawed its way ahead with grunts and sighs; Its bill of fare was rock and sand; the tailings were its dung; It glared around with fierce electric eyes. Full fifty buckets crammed its maw; it bellowed out for more; It looked like some great monster in the gloom.

Nothing is enough for the man to whom enough is too little. Epicurus

Going into our fear and confronting our greed, our weaknesses, our neediness is the way out. And the way out is through the mind, by choosing our thoughts.

Guilt is worse than greed, for guilt robs the body of its soul.

The briar patch is our fear and greed. Confronting fear, weaknesses, and neediness by choosing our own thoughts is the way out.

Whenever you find yourself avoiding something you know you should be doing, then the only thing to ask yourself is, "What's in it for me?" Be a little greedy. It's the best cure for laziness.

People's lives are forever controlled by two emotions: fear and greed.

our culture has educated us into believing that the love of money is the root of all evil.

So how do you beat laziness? Once again, the answer is a little greed.

La avaricia es buena." Padre rico lo articuló de otra manera: "La culpa es peor que la avaricia porque la culpa le roba el alma al cuerpo." Pero creo que Eleanor Roosevelt lo expresó aún mejor: "Haz lo que tu corazón te diga que es lo correcto porque de todas formas te van a criticar. Mal si lo haces y mal si no lo haces.

Prices go up because of greed and fear caused by ignorance. If schools taught people about money, there would be more money and lower prices. But schools focus only on teaching people to work for money, not how to harness money's power.

But we're all greedy to some extent.

the love of money is the root of all evil.

When it comes to money, there are many people desperate enough to tell and sell you anything, just to get your money.

Most people have a price. And they have a price because of human emotions named fear and greed. First, the fear of being without money motivates us to work hard, and then once we get that paycheck, greed or desire starts us thinking about all the wonderful things money can buy. The pattern is then set.