Instead of loving people and using money, people often love money and use people.
Wayne Gerard TrotmanTags: money love people exploitation greed materialism loving using materialistic
Pah…commoners, traders." Ergus made a disparaging gesture.
Traders with money, Ergus. Money they put at the disposition of young Tanahkos," Lmachdan said in a dry tone. "Money that turns into soldiers. Soldiers who are used to extort tribute from us. Tribute that is turned into more soldiers. The warlord has a good thing going, I'll say that for him.
Tags: power greed taxation treason complaints nobles paying-taxes rich-men soldiers-pay
The world is already yours - why try to conquer it?
Rasheed OgunlaruTags: wisdom politics consciousness happiness acceptance power peace contentment suffering control appreciation life-lessons greed mindfulness need possessions conquer abundance worldliness controlling rasheed-ogunlaru-quotes
It is the privilege of the gods to want nothing, and of godlike men to want little.
Diogenes of SinopeTags: philosophy cynicism greed asceticism
Pride has traditionally been regarded as the foremost of the Seven Deadly Sins, but it has rather obviously been overtaken by Greed.
James Carlos BlakeThere are no unique postures and times and limitations that restrict our access to God. My relationship with God is intimate and personal. The Christian does not go to the temple to worship. The Christian takes the temple with him or her. Jesus lifts us beyond the building and pays the human body the highest compliment by making it His dwelling place, the place where He meets with us. Even today He would overturn the tables of those who make it a marketplace for their own lust, greed and wealth.
Ravi ZachariasTags: wealth god lust jesus christian greed worship body temple restrictions dwelling
A current pejorative adjective is narcissistic. Generally, a narcissist is anyone better looking than you are, but lately the adective is often applied to those "liberals" who prefer to improve the lives of others rather than exploit them. Apparently, a concern for others is self-love at its least attractive, while greed is now a sign of the hightest altruism. But then to reverse, periodically, the meanings of words is a very small price to pay for our vast freedom not only to conform but to consume.
Gore VidalTags: greed narcissism
Love is responsible for nearly every kind of insanity in the world though greed, vanity, and pure meanness contribute their portion to general misery.
P.N. ElrodTags: life love insanity world vanity greed misery meanness
Wouldn't it be nice, for once, to find a world which was at peace with itself. No matter how always those few wanted more than others. Those not satisfied with running their own lives but wishing to have power over the lives of the others. Greedy people. Greedy for wealth, or power or both.
Garry KilworthTags: wisdom inspirational power peace war greed
Wars and revolutions and battles, you see, are due simply and solely to the body and its desires. All wars are undertaken for the acquisition of wealth; and the reason why we have to acquire wealth is the body, because we are slaves in its service.
PlatoTags: philosophy war greed
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