Quotes by Greed We risk all in being too greedy. Jean de La Fontaine greedy greed risk Such gluttony second to none Jean de La Fontaine gluttony bones greed There are some souls so base and filthy that they love gain and interest as noble souls love fame and virtue, knowing one pleasure only, that of making money or of not losing it; anxious and avid for their ten per cent; entirely preoccupied with what is owed them; forever concerned about the depreciation or discredit of money; buried, and as it were engulfed, amid contracts, title-deeds and parchments. Such people are neither parents, friends, citizens or Christians, nor, perhaps, even men; they merely have money. Jean de la Bruyere greed soul mind Most of the mess that is called history comes about because kings and presidents cannot be satisfied with a nice chicken and a good loaf of bread. Jennifer Donnelly greed nice kings Greed stains our culture, soaks our sensibilities and has replaced grace as a sign of our intimacy with the divine. Jennifer Stone greed grace culture White folks' greed runs a world in need. Jeremiah Wright greed white running If I give $1,000 dollars I deserve to get back $100,000 because I am just, that's not greed! Jesse Duplantis dollars greed giving Wall Street never changes, the pockets change, the suckers change, the stocks change, but Wall Street never changes, because human nature never changes. Jesse Lauriston Livermore wall greed money The corporation cannot be ethical, its only responsibility is to make a profit. Jim Hightower corporations greed responsibility The twin killers of success are impatience and greed. Jim Rohn greed motivational inspirational If you eat junk, you look like junk. People say, 'It's not my fault, it's my glands.' It's not; it's greed! Joan Collins junk greed people The more our hearts and minds are turned to assisting others less fortunate than we, the more we will avoid the spiritually cankering effects that result from greed, selfishness and overindulgence. Joe J. Christensen selfish greed heart The Enron scandal calls into question the integrity of the entire capitalist system, which previously we assumed was based on honest, straightforward greed. Joel Achenbach enron-scandal greed integrity When the stock market crashed, Franklin Roosevelt got on the television and didn't just talk about the princes of greed. He said, 'Look, here's what happened.' Joe Biden greed television looks When you question a man's motives, when you say they are acting out of greed, they are in the pocket of an interest group, et cetera. It's awful hard to reach consensus. It's awful hard to reach across the table and shake hands. No matter how bitterly you disagree, though, it is always possible if you question judgment and not motive. Joe Biden greed men hands The man who pets a lion may tame it, but the man who coddles the body makes it ravenous. John Climacus greed pet men Spinning yarns is a protection against the nuttiness... the greed, the hate all around us. John D. Voelker yarn greed hate The evil in our desires typically does not lie in what we want, but that we want it too much. John Calvin greed evil lying If as an environmentalist we are against anything... it is against the arrogance of power and the most obcene ways it shows up, which is in greed. John Denver greed arrogance way If this earth should ever be destroyed, it will be by desire, by the lust of pleasure and self-gratification, by greed of the green frog skin, by people who are mindful of their own self, forgetting about the wants of others. John Fire Lame Deer greed self people «1011121314151617181920»
