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Earth provides enough to satisfy every man's need, but not every man's greed
Earth provides enough to satisfy every man's need, but not every man's greed
It is greed to do all the talking but not to want to listen at all
It is greed to do all the talking but not to want to listen at all
The covetous man pines in plenty, like Tantalus up to the chin in water, and yet thirsty.
The covetous man pines in plenty, like Tantalus up to the chin in water, and yet thirsty.
Oh, the jealousy, the greed is the unraveling. It's the unraveling and it undoes all the joy that could be.
Oh, the jealousy, the greed is the unraveling. It's the unraveling and it undoes all the joy that could be.
The greed of gain has no time or limit to its capaciousness. Its one object is to produce and consume. read more
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.
He who is greedy is always in want.
He who is greedy is always in want.
We tend to forget that happiness doesn't come as a result of getting something we don't have, but rather of read more
We tend to forget that happiness doesn't come as a result of getting something we don't have, but rather of recognizing and appreciating what we do have.
To greed, all nature is insufficient.
To greed, all nature is insufficient.
Hell has three gates: lust, anger, and greed
Hell has three gates: lust, anger, and greed