Greed Quotes
20 quotations about Greed
Satiety is a mongrel that barks at the heels of plenty.
Avarice is the vice of declining years.
Nothing retains less of desire in art, in science, than this will to industry, booty, possession.
So for a good old-gentlemanly vice, I think I must take up with avarice.
Avarice has ruined more souls than extravagance.
Greed, like the love of comfort, is a kind of fear.
If your desires be endless, your cares and fears will be so too.
Avarice is the sphincter of the heart.
The avarice person is ever in want; let your desired aim have a fixed limit.
Avarice, the spur of industry.
You show me a capitalist, and I'll show you a bloodsucker.
It is not the want, but rather abundance that creates avarice.
To hazard much to get much has more of avarice than wisdom.
God forgives the sin of gluttony.
Big mouthfuls often choke.
Wealth is like sea-water; the more we drink, the thirstier we become; and the same is true of fame.
For greed all nature is too little.
Let me tell you, Cassius, you yourself are much condemned to have an itching palm.
The point is that you can't be too greedy.
Men hate the individual whom they call avaricious only because nothing can be gained from him.