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Greed Quotes

There was no more good or evil in this world than we imagine there to be, either out of greed or out of innocence. Or sometimes madness Picture Quote #1

One is never wholly conscious of the greed hidden in one’s heart until one hears the sweet sound of silver Picture Quote #1

It didn´t occur to me until later that there´s another truth, very simple: greed in a good cause is still greed Picture Quote #1

As time goes on we get closer to that American Dream of there being a pie cut up and shared. Usually greed and selfishness prevent that and there is always one bad apple in every barrel Picture Quote #1

Going into our fear and confronting our greed, our weaknesses, our neediness is the way out. And the way out is through the mind, by choosing our thoughts Picture Quote #1

There are so many ways a family can unravel. All it takes is a tiny slash of selfishness, a rip of greed, a puncture of bad luck. And yet, woven tightly, family can be the strongest bond imaginable Picture Quote #1

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Meditation is like the moon: it transforms the energy of lust into love, anger into compassion, greed into sharing, aggressiveness into receptivity, ego into humbleness Picture Quote #1

Become more watchful and anger will be less and greed will be less and jealousy will be less Picture Quote #1

Oh, the jealousy, the greed is the unraveling. It’s the unraveling and it undoes all the joy that could be. Picture Quote #1

To get rid of greed, you should try to do some sort of a collective social work Picture Quote #1

There’s enough on this planet for everyone’s needs but not for everyone’s greed Picture Quote #1

Love of power, operating through greed and through personal ambition, was the cause of all these evils Picture Quote #1

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Failure comes from ego, greed, envy, fear, imitation. I have success not because I am smart, but because I am rational Picture Quote #1

Do you want to know the cause of war? It is capitalism, greed, the dirty hunger for dollars. Take away the capitalist and you will sweep war from the earth Picture Quote #1

It’s a familiar truism that at any one moment, financial markets are dominated by either fear or greed. But the healthiest markets are those that are animated by both fear and greed at the same time Picture Quote #1

The fact that people will be full of greed, fear, or folly is predictable. The sequence is not predictable Picture Quote #1

Happiness can only be achieved by looking inward and learning to enjoy whatever life has and this requires transforming greed into gratitude Picture Quote #1

There is no fire like passion, there is no shark like hatred, there is no snare like folly, there is no torrent like greed Picture Quote #1

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One interesting thing about greed is that although the underlying motive is to seek satisfaction, the irony is that even after obtaining the object of your desire you are still not satisfied. The true antidote of greed is contentment Picture Quote #1

Greed is an imperfection that defiles the mind; hate is an imperfection that defiles the mind; delusion is an imperfection that defiles the mind Picture Quote #1

So while our art cannot, as we wish it could, save us from wars, privation, envy, greed, old age, or death, it can revitalize us amidst it all Picture Quote #1

True happiness comes from having a sense of inner peace and contentment, which in turn must be achieved by cultivating altruism, love and compassion, and by eliminating anger, selfishness and greed Picture Quote #1

If parasitism, favoritism, corruption, and greed for the unearned did not exist, a mixed economy would bring them into existence Picture Quote #1

To justify and extol human greed and egotism is to my mind not only immoral, but evil Picture Quote #1

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Desire is storm, greed is whirlpool, pride is precipice, attachment is avalanche, ego is volcano. Discard desire and you are liberated Picture Quote #1

Elevation of today’s generation, if I can make them listen. Prisons ain’t what we need, no longer stuck in greed Picture Quote #1

God is in heaven, and we all want what’s his. But power and greed and corruptible seed seem to be all that there is Picture Quote #1

Love of the simple is all that I need, I’ve no time for schism or lovers of greed Picture Quote #1

The greed of gain has no time or limit to its capaciousness. Its one object is to produce and consume. It has pity neither for beautiful nature nor for living human beings. It is ruthlessly ready without a moment’s hesitation to crush beauty and life Picture Quote #1

The secret of success is to realize that the crisis on our planet is much larger than just deciding what to do with your own life, and if the system under which we live the structure of western civilization begins to collapse because of our selfishness and greed, then it will make no difference whether you have $1 million dollars when the crash comes or just $1.00. The only work that will ultimately bring any good to any of us is the work of contributing to the healing of the world Picture Quote #1

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There was no more good or evil in this world than we imagine there to be, either out of greed or out of innocence. Or sometimes madness (Greed Quotes) One is never wholly conscious of the greed hidden in one’s heart until one hears the sweet sound of silver (Greed Quotes) It didn´t occur to me until later that there´s another truth, very simple: greed in a good cause is still greed (Greed Quotes) As time goes on we get closer to that American Dream of there being a pie cut up and shared. Usually greed and selfishness prevent that and there is always one bad apple in every barrel (Greed Quotes) Going into our fear and confronting our greed, our weaknesses, our neediness is the way out. And the way out is through the mind, by choosing our thoughts (Greed Quotes) There are so many ways a family can unravel. All it takes is a tiny slash of selfishness, a rip of greed, a puncture of bad luck. And yet, woven tightly, family can be the strongest bond imaginable (Greed Quotes) Meditation is like the moon: it transforms the energy of lust into love, anger into compassion, greed into sharing, aggressiveness into receptivity, ego into humbleness (Greed Quotes) Become more watchful and anger will be less and greed will be less and jealousy will be less (Greed Quotes) Oh, the jealousy, the greed is the unraveling. It’s the unraveling and it undoes all the joy that could be. (Greed Quotes) To get rid of greed, you should try to do some sort of a collective social work (Greed Quotes) There’s enough on this planet for everyone’s needs but not for everyone’s greed (Greed Quotes) Love of power, operating through greed and through personal ambition, was the cause of all these evils (Greed Quotes) Failure comes from ego, greed, envy, fear, imitation. I have success not because I am smart, but because I am rational (Greed Quotes) Do you want to know the cause of war? It is capitalism, greed, the dirty hunger for dollars. Take away the capitalist and you will sweep war from the earth (Greed Quotes) It’s a familiar truism that at any one moment, financial markets are dominated by either fear or greed. But the healthiest markets are those that are animated by both fear and greed at the same time (Greed Quotes) The fact that people will be full of greed, fear, or folly is predictable. The sequence is not predictable (Greed Quotes) Happiness can only be achieved by looking inward and learning to enjoy whatever life has and this requires transforming greed into gratitude (Greed Quotes) There is no fire like passion, there is no shark like hatred, there is no snare like folly, there is no torrent like greed (Greed Quotes) One interesting thing about greed is that although the underlying motive is to seek satisfaction, the irony is that even after obtaining the object of your desire you are still not satisfied. The true antidote of greed is contentment (Greed Quotes) Greed is an imperfection that defiles the mind; hate is an imperfection that defiles the mind; delusion is an imperfection that defiles the mind (Greed Quotes) So while our art cannot, as we wish it could, save us from wars, privation, envy, greed, old age, or death, it can revitalize us amidst it all (Greed Quotes) True happiness comes from having a sense of inner peace and contentment, which in turn must be achieved by cultivating altruism, love and compassion, and by eliminating anger, selfishness and greed (Greed Quotes) If parasitism, favoritism, corruption, and greed for the unearned did not exist, a mixed economy would bring them into existence (Greed Quotes) To justify and extol human greed and egotism is to my mind not only immoral, but evil (Greed Quotes) Desire is storm, greed is whirlpool, pride is precipice, attachment is avalanche, ego is volcano. Discard desire and you are liberated (Greed Quotes) Elevation of today’s generation, if I can make them listen. Prisons ain’t what we need, no longer stuck in greed (Greed Quotes) God is in heaven, and we all want what’s his. But power and greed and corruptible seed seem to be all that there is (Greed Quotes) Love of the simple is all that I need, I’ve no time for schism or lovers of greed (Greed Quotes) The greed of gain has no time or limit to its capaciousness. Its one object is to produce and consume. It has pity neither for beautiful nature nor for living human beings. It is ruthlessly ready without a moment’s hesitation to crush beauty and life (Greed Quotes) The secret of success is to realize that the crisis on our planet is much larger than just deciding what to do with your own life, and if the system under which we live the structure of western civilization begins to collapse because of our selfishness and greed, then it will make no difference whether you have $1 million dollars when the crash comes or just $1.00. The only work that will ultimately bring any good to any of us is the work of contributing to the healing of the world (Greed Quotes)

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