Genuflection before the idol or the dollar destroys the muscles which walk and the will that moves.
Dragon kind was no less cruel than mankind. The Dragon, at least, acted from bestial need rather than bestial greed.~ A thought by Lessa ~
(n.) An eager desire or longing; greediness; as, a greed of gain.
This society is driven by neurotic speed and force accelerated by greed and frustration of not being able to live up to the image of men and woman we have created for ourselves the image has nothing t...
When he thought about how he had been slighted, condescended to, manipulated and deceived, he became angry. Obedience was a monastic virtue, but outside the cloisters it had its drawbacks, he thought...
Greed makes one want to get blessings without qualifying for it
Day and night - ruthlessly apply key lessons of mankind such as leaving greed, fear and lust to improve the efficiency & effectiveness of life.
We have always known that heedless self interest was bad morals, we now know that it is bad economics.
Indifference and greed has taken control of our lives. If a decision or mandate doesn't affect us we do not care, we do not think of the many who will suffer the consequences... Many will soon be with...
If an eagle be imprisonedon the back of a coin,and the coin tossedinto the sky,the coin will spin,the coin will flutter,but the eagle will never fly.
Philosopher Jean Baudrillard made a similar observation about the use of material goods as symbols of immaterial values. He noted that any given material object has two kinds of value: it has use valu...
The whole idea of government is this: If enough people get together and act in concert, they can take something and not pay for it.
I disagree. You want to bring back someone that you've lost. You might want money. Maybe you want women. Or, you might want to protect the world. These are all common things people want. Things that t...
Greed is a fat demon with a small mouth and whatever you feed it is never enough.
There was a time when our greed had not yet surpassed our imaginations as our greatest asset.
We have had enough of the old men and the money-counters!" And people further off took up the cry: "Up Bowman, and down with the moneybags,
There is enough in the world for everyone's need, but not enough for everyone's greed.
Are you not ashamed of caring so much for the making of money and for fame and prestige, when you neither think nor care about wisdom and truth and the improvement of your soul?
Successful people are always looking for opportunities to help others. Unsuccessful people are always asking, "What's in it for me?
Among the many other questions raised by the nebulous concept of greed is why it is a term applied almost exclusively to those who want to earn more money or to keep what they have already earned—neve...
If we destroy the biosphere, then mankind will die. We all waste our time worrying about stupid wars and petty jealousy and greed, and all the time, we're sitting on a time bomb.