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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
Poverty wants much; but avarice, everything
Poverty wants much; but avarice, everything
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
Hell has three gates: lust, anger, and greed
Hell has three gates: lust, anger, and greed
The point is that you can't be too greedy.
The point is that you can't be too greedy.
The most pitiful human ailment is a birdseed heart.
The most pitiful human ailment is a birdseed heart.
There is enough in the world for everyone's need, but not enough for everyone's greed.
There is enough in the world for everyone's need, but not enough for everyone's greed.
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.
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.