be greedy when others are fearful, and fearful when others are greedy.

Through the machineries of greed, pettiness, and the abuse of power, love occurs.

Lust and greed are more gullible than innocence.

Be Fearful When Others Are Greedy and Greedy When Others Are Fearful

Wherever there is power, greed, and money, there is corruption.

But when we crave power over life — endless wealth, unassailable safety, immortality — then desire becomes greed. And if knowledge allies itself to that greed, then comes evil. Then the balance of the world is swayed, and ruin weighs heavy in the scale.

People’s lives are forever controlled by two emotions: fear and greed.

Three great forces rule the world: stupidity, fear and greed.

Ignorance and power and pride are a deadly mixture, you know.

The exercise of power is a dangerous delight.

The combination of power, fear, and mania can be deadly. The leader, convinced that he might be betrayed, acts first and betrays others first. Afraid that he's not well liked, he works so hard to get others to like him that it has the opposite effect. Convinced of mismanagement, he micromanages and becomes the source of the mismanagement. And on and on - the things we fear or dread, we blindly inflict on ourselves.

The need for instant gratification is a component of greed.

It is not power that corrupts but fear. Fear of losing power corrupts those who wield it and fear of the scourge of power corrupts those who are subject to it.

For many people the thrill of having more is intensified by the presence of those who have less. Waste is not the issue here. To many greedy individuals, power lies in withholding resources.