“O painter, take care lest the greed for gain prove a stronger incentive than renown in art, for to gain this renown is a far greater thing than is the renown of riches.” ArtCareGreaterProveGainsStrongerGreedTake CareRichesPainterIncentivesRenownGreater Things Book:Notebooks Source: Notebooks
“I have the strong suspicion that when the brain's greed system is in operation, those parts of the brain that regulate ethical conduct are de-activated. Perhaps the greater the amount of money to be made, the greater the deactivation of the system that regulates ethical behaviour.” MadeStrongBrainGreaterAmountGreedOperationsEthicalSuspicionBehaviour Author:Semir Zeki
“But I saw the little-Ant men as they ran Carrying the world's weight of the world's filth And the filth in the heart of Man-- Compressed till those lusts and greeds had a greater heat than that of the Sun.” MenWorldHeartLittlesEvilSunSawsGreaterWeightGreedLustRanHeatAntsFilthWeight Of The WorldLust And Greed Book:Selected poems Source: Selected poems
“The Emperor himself amassed his great riches. The older he grew, the greater became his greed, his pitiable cupidity... he and his people took millions from the state treasurer and left cemeteries full of people who had died of hunger, cemeteries visible from the windows of the royal palace” PeopleStatesLeftMillionsGreaterGrewWindowDiedGreedHungerRichesVisibleRoyalPalacesEmperorCemeteryTreasurerRoyal Palaces Author:Haile Selassie
“A wise man should order his interests, and set them all in their proper places. This order is often troubled by greed, which putsus upon pursuing so many things at once that, in eagerness for matters of less consideration, we grasp at trifles, and let go things of greater value.” MenShouldMatterValuesOrderInterestGreaterWiseLetting GoGreedConsiderationTriflesEagerness Author:Francois de La Rochefoucauld
“The con is a kind of jiu-jitsu that turns the sucker's own greed into its principal weapon. The greedier you are the more likely you are to be conned, and for the greater a sum. Since people regularly dispose of their intelligence in their rush to be swindled, and then turn right around and do it again, humans must want to be duped. Institutionalized wishful thinking - the stock market, religion, advertising - is after all a cornerstone of our system.” PeopleThinkingWantHumansKindTurnsGreaterWeaponsGreedAdvertisingPrincipalSuckerWishful ThinkingCornerstonesJiu Jitsu Author:Luc Sante
“There are two brands of discontent: the brand that merely fosters greed and snarling and back-biting, and the brand that inspires greater and greater effort to reach the desired goal. Which is your brand?” TwoGoalEffortGreaterInspireGreedBrandsDiscontentBitingSnarling Author:B. C. Forbes