John Maynard Keynes Quotes

Of mankind we may say in general they are fickle, hypocritical, and greedy of gain.

Greed is all right ... Greed is healthy. You can be greedy and still feel good about yourself.

Sir, I here enter my solemn protest against a low and calculating avarice entering this hall of legislation. It is only fit for shops and counting houses.

The world is filled with the proverbs and acts and winkings of a base prudence, which is a devotion to matter, as if we possessedno other faculties than the palate, the nose, the touch, the eye and ear; a prudence which adores the Rule of Three, which never subscribes, which never gives, which seldom lends, and asks but one question of any project,--Will it bake bread?

Men hate the individual whom they call avaricious only because nothing can be gained from him.

American culture is probably the least Christian culture that we've ever had because it is so materialistic and it's so full of lies. The whole advertising world is just, it's just intertwined with lies, appealing to the worst of the instincts we have.

The man whose only pleasure in life is making money, weighs less on the moral scale than an angleworm.

Man's greed to obtain something for nothing has never yet been able to content itself with a moderate profit.

Avarice, the spur of industry.

Most men have always wanted as much as they could get; and possession has always blunted the fine edge of their altruism.

He that is of the opinion money will do everything may well be suspected of doing everything for money.

Greed has taken the whole universe, and nobody is worried about their soul.

From the first day to this, sheer greed was the driving spirit of civilization.

When money comes into play then that's all it's about wanting money, who's making the most who can get the most, me, me me... and in the end it screws up the person and the sport.

Of course, I do everything for money.

Because men believe not in Providence, therefore they do so greedily scrape and hoard. They do not believe in any reward for charity, therefore they will part with nothing.

We're all basically made of the same stuff: generosity and selfishness, goodness and greed.

Though we take from a covetous man all his treasure, he has yet one jewel left; you cannot bereave him of his covetousness.

They who are of the opinion that Money will do everything, may very well be suspected to do everything for Money.

Selfishness is that detestable vice which no one will forgive in others, and no one is without himself.

And as far as doing God's work, I think the bankers who took government money and then gave out obscene bonuses are the same self-interested sorts Jesus threw out of the temple.

Twin-sister of Religion, Selfishness.

Money. All these guys care about is money. They want money. How much money have we given them?

The seven blunders that human society commits and cause all the violence: wealth without work, pleasure without conscience, knowledge without character, commerce without morality, science without humanity, worship without sacrifice, and politics without principles.

There is always greed. There is nothing wrong with greed.