Subjects — G

Greed Quotations

A greedy person and a pauper are practically one and the same.

Swiss Proverb

If you buy things you don’t need, you are stealing from yourself.

Czechoslovakian Proverb

The love of money is the root of all evil.

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Bible: New Testament

Let me tell you, Cassius, you yourself are much condemned to have an itching palm.

Satiety is a mongrel that barks at the heels of plenty.

Men hate the individual whom they call avaricious only because nothing can be gained from him.

People hate others that they label greedy only because nothing can be gained from them.

Avarice is the vice of declining years.

Greed is all right, by the way … I think greed is healthy. You can be greedy and still feel good about yourself.

Nothing retains less of desire in art, in science, than this will to industry, booty, possession.