1,220 Quotes About Greed

And humans will accept any story, however outlandish, when there's something in it for them. Preferably something green that folds.

When the time comes for you to marry, we’ll find you a good, greedy man.”“Greedy?”“A greedy man will appreciate you for the wealth and power you give him. And because he’ll want to stay in your good graces, I’ll know he’ll treat you well.

Anger-pride-deceit-greed are in the form of ‘discharge’. But if a person does not have Self-realization, new ones will be charged within.

I completely agree. The crazy thing is that the current system only benefits the rich and those in power. We buy into their arguments, even when they contradict our direct experiences. We accept the unacceptable. Take Marduk. We live in one of the richest cities in the world, in a developed country, and yet we have one of the highest levels of inequality and homelessness. How strange that despite our wealth we should be so greedy!

Human history makes everlasting peace seem possible only in theory.

When you realize you cannot eat or drink money, the pursuit of it becomes senseless.

If enough were really enough, how rich we'd all be!

Greed dissovles only after attaining Self-realization.

A rich man's urge to fulfill his ambition is as desperate as poor man's urge to satisfy his appetite.