1,220 Quotes About Greed

What is infinite? The universe and the greed of men.

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.

In a society governed passively by free markets and free elections, organized greed always defeats disorganized democracy.

We cannot negotiate with people who say what's mine is mine and what's yours is negotiable."[ The Berlin Crisis: Radio and Television Address to the American People (The White House, July 25, 1961)]

It is the privilege of the gods to want nothing, and of godlike men to want little.

Mirrors on the ceiling,The pink champagne on iceAnd she said 'We are all just prisoners here, of our own device'And in the master's chambers,They gathered for the feastThey stab it with their steely knives,But they just can't kill the beastLast thing I remember, I wasRunning for the doorI had to find the passage backTo the place I was before'Relax,' said the night man,'We are programmed to receive.You can check out any time you like,But you can never leave ...

The Master said, “The gentleman understands what is right, whereas the petty man understands profit.”(Analects 4.16)

Greed is a fat demon with a small mouth and whatever you feed it is never enough.

It was not curiosity that killed the goose who laid the golden egg, but an insatiable greed that devoured common sense.