Seneca the Younger Quotes

Poverty wants some, luxury many, and avarice all things.

The world is always greater than your desires; plenty is never enough.

The avarice of mankind is insatiable.

Avarice, the spur of industry.

Excess of wealth is cause of covetousness.

Who covets more is evermore a slave.

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

… an avalanche of avarice

I think we're all greedy. Who do you know who says, 'I have enough! I don't need any more!'? It's part of human nature.

The more we have, the more we want. And for this reason, we never have it all.

Covetousness is the greatest misfortune. One who does not know what is enough will never have enough.

Money does not sate Avarice, but stimulates it.

Those who want nothing are apt to forget how many there are who want every thing.

Once you want something, everything changes. Now I want everything. More and more and more.

There are few retreats, that can escape the penetrating eye of avarice.

Avarice has ruined more souls than extravagance.

I always wanted more - more of everything.

Nothing is enough for the man to whom enough is to little.

There is a sufficiency in the world for man's need but not for man's greed.

We've been raised to compete, to want more! More! More! It's a way of life. It's about greed.

Desire of having is the sin of covetousness.

I always want more.

For greed, all nature is too little.

Of prosperity mortals can never have enough.

The desire for money may be an indication of greed, but I want to argue that greed is a much more subtle vice than simply the desire to be rich.