The banking collapse was caused, more than anything, by bad government policy and the total failure of bad regulation, rather than by greed.
They had battled and bloodied one another, they had kept secrets, broken hearts, lied, betrayed, exiled, they had walked away, said goodbye and sworn it was forever, and somehow, every time, they had...
(n.) An eager desire or longing; greediness; as, a greed of gain.
I have my own ego, greed, love and a passion but sometime that same greed and ego kneels me down. In that moment I don't kneel and cry for my ego but I will clear a dirt over my pant and run for my pa...
An abundance of money, alcohol, or power doesn't change you, it simply reveals who you truly are.
...so much attention is paid to the aggressive sins, such as violence and cruelty, and greed with all their tragic effects, that too little attention is paid to the passive sins, such as apathy and la...
If you are covetous, you are a prisoner: If you are greedy, you will never be filled.
Ambition's ambition is immortality. To create an eternal legacy.
The world is old and full of lessons. We will not lack for examples. We only have to look around carefully, earnestly, so we can learn and realize that success, to be genuine, must not be propelled by...
A motto of many politicians, public servants and money bags: Ask not 'What can I do for you?' but 'What can I do you for?
Fear and greed are potent motivators. When both of these forces push in the same direction, virtually no human being can resist.
We lost our way and allowed greed and excess to become the twin pillars of too much of the financial culture. We became a society utterly absorbed in consumption and dismissive of moderation.
These are the four that are never content: that have never been filled since the dew began-Jacala's mouth, and the glut of the kite, and the hands of the ape, and the eyes of Man.
Doing nothing for others is the undoing of ourselves.
How can man put a cost on saving this planet of ours?Have we traversed so far down the road that all we care about is money and wealth?Do we honestly care about the coming generations or are we so gre...
Nothing is more egregious than greedy politicians.
Pride has traditionally been regarded as the foremost of the Seven Deadly Sins, but it has rather obviously been overtaken by Greed.
Human greed feeds a creed.
The world says: You have needs -- satisfy them. You have as much right as the rich and the mighty. Don't hesitate to satisfy your needs; indeed, expand your needs and demand more. This is the worldly...
What does greed mean? Greed means taking away what belongs to others.
When does one become free from all tubers (of the mind)? When one becomes free of kashayas (anger-pride-deceit-greed). Kashays (anger-pride-deceit-greed) are tubers themselves.
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