More, more, more. Here are some proverbs and quotes about greed.
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A greedy man is always poor.
All businessmen are the victims οf greed sοme way οr anοther, I fear.
(unknown author)Source: Movie: Miss Marple - A Pocketful of Rye 1985
Movie based on book by Agatha Christie
Eating a lot does not satisfy greediness.
Give someone an inch and they will take a mile.
Some people are never satisfied and will always want more.Give someone an inch and they will take a yard.
Some people are never satisfied and will always want more.Greed keeps men forever poor, even the abundance of this world will not make them rich.
He who is greedy is always in want.
HoraceIf you buy things you don’t need, you are stealing from yourself.
Many have too much, but none enough.
Priests, friars, nuns, and chickens never have enough.
The only angels we need invoke are those of our better nature: reason, honesty, and love. The only demons we must fear are those that lurk inside every human mind: ignorance, hatred, greed, and faith, which is surely the devil’s masterpiece.
Sam HarrisThe point is that you can't be too greedy.
Donald TrumpThe poor lack much, but the greedy more.
There are doubtless certain unworldly people who are indifferent to money. I myself have never met one.
Agatha ChristieSource: The 4:50 From Paddington (1957)
There is a sufficiency in the world for man's need but not for man's greed.
Mahatma GandhiThere was a most special greedy, strong and wicked worm called Smaug.
J.R.R. TolkienSource: The Hobbit - Chapter 1 - An Unexpected Party
About the dragon.
We are in danger of destroying ourselves by our greed and stupidity.
Stephen HawkingWhere large sums of money are concerned, it is advisable to trust nobody.
Agatha ChristieSource: Endless Night