Greed Quotes
(1 - 10 of 22)The covetous man pines in plenty, like Tantalus up to the chin in water, and yet thirsty.
The covetous man pines in plenty, like Tantalus up to the chin in water, and yet thirsty.
The greed of gain has no time or limit to its capaciousness. Its one object is to produce and consume. more
The greed of gain has no time or limit to its capaciousness. Its one object is to produce and consume. It has pity neither for beautiful nature nor for living human beings. It is ruthlessly ready without a moment's hesitation to crush beauty and life.
There is no fire like passion, there is no shark like hatred, there is no snare like folly, there is more
There is no fire like passion, there is no shark like hatred, there is no snare like folly, there is no torrent like greed.
Poverty wants much; but avarice, everything
Poverty wants much; but avarice, everything
A greedy person and a pauper are practically one and the same.
A greedy person and a pauper are practically one and the same.
To greed, all nature is insufficient.
To greed, all nature is insufficient.
You show me a capitalist, and I'll show you a bloodsucker.
You show me a capitalist, and I'll show you a bloodsucker.
The point is that you can't be too greedy.
The point is that you can't be too greedy.
This war has been motivated by pride or arrogance,
by a desire to control oil wealth, by
a desire to more
This war has been motivated by pride or arrogance,
by a desire to control oil wealth, by
a desire to implant our programs.
on the Diane Rehm Show.
The most pitiful human ailment is a birdseed heart.
The most pitiful human ailment is a birdseed heart.
