Quotes by Greed The avarice of the miser may be termed the grand sepulchral of all his other passions, as they successively decay. Charles Caleb Colton decay greed passion Avarice has ruined more souls than extravagance. Charles Caleb Colton extravagance greed soul Today, as in the Gilded Age, we live in a world where a morality of personal responsibility rubs shoulders with a culture of greed and of flagrant social irresponsibility. Now as then, business has shed its collective responsibility for employees - just as government has for its citizens. Charles Derber greed government responsibility "As I think I told you once before," said I, "it is you who have been, in your greed and cunning, against all the world. It may be profitable to you to reflect, in future, that there never were greed and cunning in the world yet, that did not do too much, and overreach themselves. It is as certain as death." Charles Dickens words-of-wisdom greed thinking It is partly to avoid consciousness of greed that we prefer to associate with those who are at least as greedy as we ourselves. Those who consume much less are a reproach. Charles Horton Cooley consumerism greed consciousness There are a lot of people who are doing wonderful things, quietly, with no motive of greed, or hostility toward other people, or delusions of superiority. Charles Kuralt greed literature people The everyday kindness of the back roads more than makes up for the acts of greed in the headlines. Charles Kuralt greed everyday kindness Ambition and thirst for power have a part but greed and greed alone is the reason for a man wanting to swell his ward. Charles Ranlett Flint greed ambition men Greed has poisoned men's souls. Charlie Chaplin greed soul men Greed has poisoned men's souls, has barricaded the world with hate, has goose-stepped us into misery and bloodshed. Charlie Chaplin greed hate men To those who can hear me, I say, do not despair. The misery that is now upon us is but the passing of greed, the bitterness of men who fear the way of human progress. Charlie Chaplin progress greed men It’s not greed that drives the world, but envy. Charlie Munger envy greed world Perhaps all our troubles - all the violence, obesity, illness, depression, and greed we can't overcome - began when we stopped living as Running People. Deny your nature, and it will erupt in some other, uglier way. Christopher McDougall greed running people You can't take anything with you. So I don't understand this whole psychotic area of greed, I don't get it. Chuck D psychotic areas greed The covetous man is always poor. Claudius Claudianus greed poor men The Master said, “If your conduct is determined solely by considerations of profit you will arouse great resentment. Confucius resentment determined greed Greed has been severely underestimated and denigrated - unfairly so, in my opinion. Conrad Black has-beens greed opinion RADIO IS DEAD. The once-bright star that was public broadcasting has been destroyed by greed and corproate muscle to the point that even the music that is completely repugnant is positioned to be popular. Corey Taylor greed stars memorable We [Americans] have to get beyond the greed-run-amok. We have to get beyond indifference to the poor and working people. We have to get beyond polarized politics. Cornel West greed running people We want to bear witness today that we know the relation between corporate greed and what goes on too often in the Supreme Court decisions. Cornel West greed decision goes-on «1234567891011»
