Greed is like fire, if it is not contained it will start a prairie fire; desire is like water, if it is not contained it will surge to the sky. Philosopher Han Fei at the end of the Warring States Period

Love is nothing more than a greedy and never-satisfied desire. Greed Quotes by French late Renaissance thinker Montaigne

He who has no desires is called a saint, and he who has few desires is called a wise man. Excessive desires are called ordinary, and greed is called madness. Lü Kun, a writer and thinker in the Ming Dynasty

The greed for money will become stronger as the amount of money increases. Ancient Roman poet Jade Waina

Poverty wants a few things, luxury wants many things, but greed wants everything. Gaoli

Frivolity and vanity are an insatiable glutton. After devouring everything, it will inevitably be sacrificed to its own greed. Famous quotes about greed by English Renaissance playwright and poet Shakespeare

A warrior has his own warrior's love: loyalty, new beauty and picturesqueness; all extra greed can only make people feel bored, Feeling numb. Contemporary Poet Guo Xiaochuan

When a person is greedy for selfishness, he will turn steel into softness, turn wisdom into stupidity, turn kindness into misery, and turn purity into filth, which ruins his character throughout his life. Therefore, the ancients regarded non-greed as a treasure, so they lived a better life. Hong Yingming, Taoist of the Ming Dynasty Hong Zicheng

Conquer your anger with a gentle and generous heart, and suppress your hatred with humility. ——Stop unfair deception with frank true feelings, and eliminate greed with a meek and contented heart. Indian Traditional Religion "Jainism Classics" "Jainism Classics"

Money is not the root of all evil as commonly said, only greed for money, that is, excessive use of money The pursuit of evil, selfishness and greed is the root of all evil. Greed Quotes American writer Nathan Hawthorne

Life should not be spared, but should not be cherished. Traveling on a dangerous and fearful road, doing troublesome things, being greedy and hurting lives, being slanderous and leading to death, this is what a gentleman cherishes; practicing sincerity and filial piety and seeing a thief; performing righteousness and offending, losing one's life and one's whole family, and losing one's body. To help the country, a gentleman will not blame others. Yan Zhitui, an educator and writer in the Southern and Northern Dynasties

If a person wants to be aware of his own dignity, he must be humble. Indeed, human nature is dignified, but it is still unclear and incomplete. To say that human beings are dignified can only be limited to situations where they are selfless, altruistic, compassionate, emotional, and willing to sacrifice themselves for other creatures and the universe. As long as aggression is motivated by greed, man will have no dignity. Aggression out of greed is a common thing in the world, but it is shameful. Our poverty in ethical behavior is even more shameful than our glorious achievements in technology. British historian Toynbee "Choices of Life"

If you do not seek security, greed will easily arise. Diligence is the gateway to knowledge, and filial piety is true love to hard work. If you live in the world without asking for troubles, if there are no difficulties in the world, arrogance and extravagance will inevitably arise. Conducting one's life takes establishing one's morality as one's career, and serving as a deacon takes one's dedication as meritorious deeds. If the mind is not seeking, there will be no hindrance; if the mind is unhindered, then what you learn will be wasted. To be diligent, self-discipline is the first priority, and to be kind to both elders and children is to be a progressive virtue. If you follow the Tao without seeking to be free from demons, if there is no demon in the Tao, then your vows will not be firm. The practice is stable by observing the mind, and the cause and effect is clear and without fault. If you don't ask for things, it will be easy to succeed. If things are easy to succeed, you will be arrogant. When managing affairs, we should take precision and strictness as a practical policy, and when we age and die, we should take impermanence as a warning policy. The people regard humility as reasonable, and the language as simple and straightforward. If friendship does not seek to benefit me, friendship will be a loss of morality. If you don't seek comfort from others, then your heart will be conceited if others are content with you. Treat others with sincerity as an offering, and elders as dignity. Done without expecting to be rewarded with kindness, but expect to be rewarded with virtue with intention. Compassion is the basis for giving money, and reducing food is the decoction for diseases. When you see a benefit, use it in advance as a sign of not working hard; when in danger, use it as a measure of stability. If you are suppressed, you will not seek clarity. If you suppress urgency, resentment will breed. The non-disputation between right and wrong is the liberation, and the patience for troubles is the enlightenment. Master of Chinese Studies and Poet Nan Huaijin