Man is the only animal whose desires increase as they are fed; the only animal that is never satisfied.
… an avalanche of avarice
Greed is so destructive. It destroys everything.
For greed, all nature is too little.
It means zero to be against greed.
There aren't a lot of things that are extraordinary about Putin, but his greed is truly extraordinary.
I suppose I was always very greedy. I was never happy with what we had, and I was always looking for new opportunities.
Ambition is but avarice on stilts, and masked.
Greed has taken the whole universe, and nobody is worried about their soul.
There are few retreats, that can escape the penetrating eye of avarice.
Evidence of defendants' lavish lifestyles is often used to provide a motive for fraud. Jurors sometimes wonder why an executive making tens of millions of dollars would cheat to make even more. Evidence of habitual gluttony helps provide the answer.
The face of evil is always the face of total need.
Avarice is the vice of declining years.
The heart is a small thing, but desireth great matters. It is not sufficient for a kite's dinner, yet the whole world is not sufficient for it.
Greed is not a financial issue. It's a heart issue.
It’s like eating peanuts. You just keep doing it and keep liking it.
The desire for possession is insatiable, to such a point that it can survive even love itself. To love, therefore, is to sterilize the person one loves.
I really liked playing a vampire. Their hunger is insatiable. Even when they eat someone, it's never enough.
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.
Avarice, the sphincter of the heart.
