#greed

History is a set of lies agreed upon. ↗

— Napoleon Bonaparte

#history #lies #set #upon

Our labour preserves us from three great evils -- weariness, vice, and want. ↗

— Voltaire

#evil #greed #labor #need #vice

Her lips twitched when she quietly read. But if you fall I will be there To pick the pieces of your shattered soul “Shattered,” she murmured to herself. “Shattered soul? Isn’t that too serious? No, I think he will get it.” She continued to write. And put them back together I will solder them into a whole With the heat of my love I will stay. I will hold the time still. ↗

— Angela Orlowski-Peart

#love

Better to be happy with the cod fish in your plate now, than to linger for the taste of a tuna that is still swimming in the sea. ↗

— Dennis E. Adonis

#contentment #decisions #greed #happiness #love

People are people the world over. Some are good, some bad, some greedy and some generous. Nations are like people and act the same way. ↗

— George Aiken

#bad #generous #good #greedy #like

I've been in Vegas. That's where you get into the money thing. Boy, you get greedy in Vegas, you know. That's the only place that you can bet $25, get it up to $500 and refuse to quit. ↗

— Louie Anderson

#bet #boy #get #greedy #i

Greed and globalization aren't just America's fault. ↗

— Arlo Guthrie

#fault #globalization #greed #just

We served on the editorial board of a literary monthly called Face in 1968 and 1969. He was a young writer, and I was also interested in broad cultural issues. We agreed on all major issues and became friends. ↗

— Vaclav Klaus

#also #became #board #broad #called

We are all born to love people and use things. Unfortunately, we grow to love things and use people... ↗

— T. Rafael Cimino

#greed #inspirational #inspirational-quotes #political-commentary #political-philosophy

The world says: "You have needs -- satisfy them. You have as much right as the rich and the mighty. Don't hesitate to satisfy your needs; indeed, expand your needs and demand more." This is the worldly doctrine of today. And they believe that this is freedom. The result for the rich is isolation and suicide, for the poor, envy and murder. ↗

— Fyodor Dostoyevsky

#greed #materialism #needs #selfishness #vice