Greediness Quotes

“It was not curiosity that killed the goose who laid the golden egg, but an insatiable greed that devoured common sense.”
― E.A. Bucchianeri, Brushstrokes of a Gadfly

“Don't envy what people have, emulate what they did to have it.”
― Tim Fargo

“We will never know peace and stability in the world without balance. And we will never know balance without justice for all. Yet, justice exists only where there is fairness and equality -- when every man and country is treated and viewed equally. No country should be given power over another. In addition, no country should be granted privileges that are denied to others. No one country has the authority to decide which country will be embargoed, denied to protect itself, and will be favored based on the weight of their resources. Eliminate the hypocrisy.”
― Suzy Kassem, Rise Up and Salute the Sun: The Writings of Suzy Kassem

“It’s not a sin to be obsessed with money, for without it, there can be no material benefits. But what about the richness of experience? The richness of knowledge or that of the inner world? These are the questions that people belonging to the present generation must ponder upon.”
― Abhaidev, The Influencer: Speed Must Have a Limit

“Leaders will love to be poor and see their people rich, than to be rich and see their people poor. This is their mission.”
― Israelmore Ayivor, Leaders' Ladder

“The source of evil is desire, greed, and anger.”
― Aleksandra Layland, Of Wisdom and Valor: The Art of War. The Path of Peace.

“If people destroy something replaceable made by mankind, they are called vandals; if they destroy something irreplaceable made by God, they are called developers.”
― Joseph Wood Krutch

“Beware of those who are always hungry, for they will feed you to the wolves just to get paid.”
― Suzy Kassem, Rise Up and Salute the Sun: The Writings of Suzy Kassem

“Beware of fair-weather friends.
They come to you when the sky is crystal clear and disappear when the same sky is overcast with dark clouds.”
― Michael Bassey Johnson, The Book of Maxims, Poems and Anecdotes

“The 'all for me and only me' mentality is the most destructive force on earth.”
― The Truth AD Infinitum

“You can have some, but not all. Wanting to have it all is a sure recipe for disaster”
― Bangambiki Habyarimana, The Great Pearl of Wisdom

“Greed is bad because it’s like unassimilated food in our system. If we eat more than our body requires, it will lead us to indigestion.”
― Hina Hashmi, Your Life A Practical Guide to Happiness Peace and Fulfilment

“There's a difference between a blessed increase and greedy oversolicitous hoarding.”
― E.A. Bucchianeri, Vocation of a Gadfly

“Leave the quarters of the close-fisted selfishness and live in the edifice of an open-handed generosity. God gives to you, so you can share when it's required of you! Give out; conquer greed!”
― Israelmore Ayivor, Daily Drive 365

“All the hard work of a man is to fill his mouth; yet his appetite is never satisfied.”
― Anonymous, New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures

“Don't compare the size of your roof with the size of the sky.”
― Amit Kalantri, Wealth of Words

“Greedy people are never satisfied that they have enough. They’re like sharks that spend their entire life hunting and consuming. All the oceans in the world can’t satisfy these eating machines.”
― Frank Sonnenberg, Follow Your Conscience: Make a Difference in Your Life & in the Lives of Others

“Whatever tragedy is happening around you and you are told why nothing can be done to fix it, look to see who is profiting from it and you will have your answer why!”
― James Hauenstein

“The Sheep is ignorant: for only animals can know of greed beyond excess and not see the futility of their indulgences, never knowing that their nature is the innate of their birth.”
― Jason Cain, Songs of a Mystic: Poems Of Awakening

“And greed will breed harshness and cruelty.
And wealth is a maze to confuse.
Once a person is warm and well-suppered,
how much of such wealth can they use?”
― Mitton Tony

“Greed squeezes your dreams into a portable size, so that failure can easily carry them to dump somewhere.”
― Israelmore Ayivor, Leaders' Ladder

“Beware of leaders who prefer controlling 100 % of nothing over sharing a fortune.”
― Julion Okram

“A family man shouldn't trade his peace for profits, it is the job of a businessman.”
― Amit Kalantri

“greediness and selfishness dissolves the spiritual values as chemical dissolves the salt”
― laila shah

“During recession greed dies, frugality survives.”
― Amit Kalantri, Wealth of Words

“Greed can be the unwillingness to give OR the willingness to take.”
― Frank Sonnenberg, Listen to Your Conscience: That's Why You Have One

“Some folks are so busy stuffing their face that they don’t see their neighbor starving.”
― Frank Sonnenberg, Listen to Your Conscience: That's Why You Have One

“Be aware, the hand you use to feed smells like food.”
― Aegelis, Sophizo

“Be greedy; it will make you earn, but remember, it will leave you alone.”
― Vikrant Adams

“I guess possession is nine-tenths of Boomer law.”
― I.M. Millennial, A Year in Boomertown: A Memoir