CURATED COLLECTION

The Price of Greed

The cost of wanting too much is never paid only by the one who does the wanting.

28 quotes found

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The value of a man is his price; so much as would be given for the use of his power.

—Thomas HobbesPhilosopher

Renaissance ERA • Western Europe

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The body is a commodity. In a market‑driven world, everything has a price.

—Manjula PadmanabhanAuthor & Playwright

Late Modern ERA • South Asia

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One must be poor to know the luxury of giving.

—Elizabeth GaskellNovelist

Industrial Age ERA • Western Europe

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Never put off till tomorrow what you can do the day after tomorrow.

—Mark TwainNovelist & Humorist

Industrial Age ERA • North America

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I have no dress except the one I wear every day. If you are going to be in science, you have to be poor.

—Marie CuriePhysicist & Chemist

Early Modern ERA • Western Europe

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Life is a dream for the wise, a game for the fool, a comedy for the rich, a tragedy for the poor.

—Sholem AleichemAuthor

Industrial Age ERA • Eastern Europe

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Only in our dreams are we truly free. The rest of the time we need wages.

—Ingeborg BachmannPoet & Writer

Post-War ERA • Western Europe

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Work without dignity is just suffering with a salary.

—Alicia GarzaActivist

Digital Age ERA • North America

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Work like hell. I mean, you just have to put in 80 to 100 hour weeks every week.

—Elon MuskEntrepreneur & Engineer

Digital Age ERA • North America

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The only real emancipation is to have a job, and earn your own living.

—Vera BrittainWriter & Feminist

Early Modern ERA • Western Europe

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Hollywood is a place where they'll pay you a thousand dollars for a kiss and fifty cents for your soul.

—Marilyn MonroeActress

Post-War ERA • North America

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Money is the water we swim in. Most of us don't know we're wet.

—Ayad AkhtarPlaywright & Novelist

Digital Age ERA • South Asia

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Austerity is not an economic policy; it's a political choice.

—Naomi KleinAuthor & Activist

Contemporary ERA • North America

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Always stay gracious. The best revenge is your paper.

—Nicki MinajArtist

Digital Age ERA • Caribbean

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Behind every great fortune lies a great crime.

—Honoré de BalzacNovelist

Industrial Age ERA • Western Europe

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Luxury is everywhere in proportion to the inequality of fortunes.

—MontesquieuPhilosopher

Enlightenment ERA • Western Europe

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To survive in this city, you must be willing to lose everything.

—K. Sello DuikerNovelist

Contemporary ERA • Southern Africa

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The modern state's executive is but a committee managing the bourgeoisie's common affairs.

—Karl MarxPhilosopher & Economist

Industrial Age ERA • Western Europe

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The lack of money is the root of all evil.

—Mark TwainNovelist & Humorist

Early Modern ERA • North America

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Stop waiting to be invited in. Kick the door down.

—Bozoma Saint JohnAuthor & Thinker

Digital Age ERA • West Africa

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