Quotes about Greed

Thy money perish with thee.

Wealth isn't evil, Kate. It's the love of money that is. When no matter how much you have is never enough.

15And he said to them, Take heed, and beware of all covetousness; for a man's life does not consist in the abundance of his possessions.

Neither will it out of my mind but that that man that takes up religion for the world will throw away religion for the world; for so surely as Judas designed the world in becoming religious, so surely did he also sell religion and his Master for the same.

We see how many tricks they try, how many pursuits they exhaust themselves with in order to secure the objects of their ambition or greed, while trying to avoid, on the other hand, poverty and humility.

That the covetous wants that which he has, as   well as that which he has not; because he is master of nothing, and is   the slave of his own wealth.

luxury   generally prevails in prosperity, and wastes the blessings of God

Our lust is furious and our greed limitless in pursuing wealth and honors, chasing after power, heaping up riches, and gathering all those vain things which seem to give us grandeur and glory. On the other hand, we greatly fear and hate poverty, obscurity, and humility, and so we avoid these realities in every way. Thus, we see that those who order their lives according to their own counsel have a restless disposition. We

There are two ways to get enough. One is to continue to accumulate more and more. The other is to desire less.

London! the needy villain's general home, The common sewer of Paris and of Rome! With eager thirst, by folly or by fate, Sucks in the dregs of each corrupted state.

The lack of money is the root of all evil.

As a moth gnaws a garment, so doth envy consume a man.