#greed

Manifest plainness, Embrace simplicity, Reduce selfishness, Have few desires. ↗

— Lao Tzu

#envy #greed #illusions #selfishness #simplicity

Mirrors on the ceiling, The pink champagne on ice And she said 'We are all just prisoners here, of our own device' And in the master's chambers, They gathered for the feast They stab it with their steely knives, But they just can't kill the beast Last thing I remember, I was Running for the door I had to find the passage back To the place I was before 'Relax,' said the night man, 'We are programmed to receive. You can check out any time you like, But you can never leave ... ↗

— The Eagles

#california #gluttony #greed #shallowness #sin

Political corruption, social greed, and Americanized quasi-socialism can ruin even the most wonderful places. California proved that. ↗

— Tiffany Madison

#capitalism #corruption #greed #politics #politics-of-the-united-states

These are the four that are never content: that have never been filled since the dew began- Jacala's mouth, and the glut of the kite, and the hands of the ape, and the eyes of Man. ↗

— Rudyard Kipling

#crocodile #curiosity #greed #kite #greed

It didn´t occur to me until later that there´s another truth, very simple: greed in a good cause is still greed. ↗

— Stephen King

#greed #hypocrecy #greed

Those who try to juggle wisdom, power and greed, drop one of the balls, every time.” —Zarost ↗

— Greg Hamerton

#fantasy-fiction #greed #power #wisdom #greed

I'm fat because I'm greedy, and if my mind is fat it's because I'm curious. ↗

— Stephen Fry

#greed #knowledge #greed