Quotes for All
Envy, jealousy, ambition, any kind of greed are passions; love is an action, the practice of human power, which can be practiced only in freedom and never as a result of compulsion. Love is an activity, not a passive affect; it is a standing in, not a falling for. In the most general way, the … Read more
Selfish persons are incapable of loving others, but they are not capable of loving themselves either. Erich Fromm
Well-being is possible to the degree to which one has overcome one’s narcissism; to the degree to which one is open, responsive, sensitive, awake, empty…. Well-being means, finally, to drop one’s Ego, to give up greed, to cease chasing after preservation and the aggrandizement of the Ego, to be and to experience one’s self in … Read more
We all seem to be about aggression and greed. It’s a massive pressure that affects us all. Eric Cantona
If thou wilt make a man happy, add not unto his riches but take away from his desires. Epicurus
It is strange people should be so greedy, when they are alone in the world. Emily Bronte
From top to bottom of the ladder, greed is aroused without knowing where to find ultimate foothold. Nothing can calm it, since its goal is far beyond all it can attain. Reality seems valueless by comparison with the dreams of fevered imaginations; reality is therefore abandoned. Emile Durkheim
As humans try to evolve out of greed, let’s put aside some wild places, protected lands, protected farms, things like that, since we may not evolve fast enough to protect nature. Elizabeth Lesser
I vote far-left. I am frequently angered by corporate greed and think education ought to be free and teachers paid well. Eleanor Catton
It is easy to get everything you want, provided you first learn to do without the things you cannot get. Elbert Hubbard