greed
Would you know what makes men greedy for the future? It is because no one has ye — Seneca
Very often the things that cost nothing cost us the most heavily; I can show you — Seneca
Dans notre état, il faut opter; il s'agit de faire fortune dans ce monde ou dans — Stendhal
La vanité piquée peut mener loin un jeune homme riche et dès le berceau toujours — Stendhal
近於師者貴賣，貴賣則百姓財竭 — Sun Tzu
Desire, ignorance, and inequality—this is the trinity of bondage. — Swami Vivekananda
Shun idleness: it is the rust that attaches itself to the most brilliant metals. — Voltaire
This world is but a lottery of goods, of ranks, of dignities, of rights. — Voltaire
The Merchant of Venice — William Shakespeare
Oh, those bourgeois scum! One day they’d stuff 'em with champagne and truffles t — Émile Zola