Use "greed" in a sentence

1. This system that bases itself off of violence and greed is being opposed by a man from Nazareth

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2. Jesus claims that this entire system that is based off of violence, greed, isolation, and we’re-in-and-you’re-out-mentality is over

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3. Greed has poisoned men's souls

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4. Intelligent crime on a huge scale with a demon in the detail; a high-powered, heavily-armed, luxurious schooner feeding world-wide drivelling greed, gagging for more and supplied on demand by ruthless slavering zeal

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5. cashbox and said he could give me money if I needed it to satisfy my greed

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6. His greed shows no bounds

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7. Greed is loving the things of this earth

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8. Greed is idolatry

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9. It is important to understand that greed is a much deeper issue

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10. Greed comes as I distract myself with

11. It is interesting to me that the result of greed in Balaam’s life

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12. Though not exactly the type of drink he had in mind, Alec drank the liquid with greed while Nathalia began recounting the morning's events

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13. You've only made it this long out of respect for your duty, but rest assured that greed always overcomes honor, especially in the hearts of humans

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14. No, Lemoss, its just the environment here, what with Tom Foolery's new motor factory, the prosperity of the place generally seems to attract avarice, that's greed to you Flitter up there all high and mighty

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15. “Money, power and greed

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16. now motivated by greed rather than justice, and turned

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17. savagely through greed and lust and sheer folly

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18. mortal failures, yes, with duplicity and cowardice and greed, but he cannot run away at the tale’s end

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19. An unending thick stream of greasy greed was oozing out of his pores like a voracious army of ants marching out from an anthill on a warm summer day near a crowded picnic area

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20. To dream that you catch a rat with your bare hands indicates that you are not letting greed, jealousy, betrayal or some other negativity get the best of you

21. society has avoided the sin of greed, but here on Ithaca, rich men are always after more of

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22. We can celebrate a person who came from slavery with love then why are we still enslaving others in hate and greed

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23. In fact, without the fear of failure or the greed for reward that accompanies the self-centered self, you are free to express who you really are

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24. Pride, lust and greed have to be sacrificed in the interests of ecstasy

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25. Your greed, selfishness and arrogance are the reason you are here

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26. Deacon Jones: It was my greed and foolishness

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27. The emotion of greed obviously comes from a desire for things one does not have, or wants more and more of

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28. It is the source of all negative human traits that we suffer: fear, anger, envy, overwhelming desires of every sort, and greed

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29. ONE FEEDS ON FEAR, FAILURE, GREED, HATRED, LIES, NEGATIVITY, AND

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30. However, when greed and fear seep into the minds of human beings, things deplete faster than they can regenerate, causing dire consequences

31. The hindering block to unity comprises people whose energy is steeped in greed and dominance as they wish the climate of disparity to remain

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32. The fall of many corporations and governments steeped in greed, corruption, domination, cronyism e

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33. As such they cave in to greed for wealth, power and other self-serving reasons

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34. The past world wars were steeped in the energy of greed and domination, whereas the present circumstances are caused by a growing intolerance towards dictatorship and an authoritative style of governance

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35. with a pretext for greed, God is witness…

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36. …and in their greed they will exploit you with false words…

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37. Absolutely disgusting female creature whose depravity and greed know no bounds

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38. Men are so unreliable in so many things, which is a shame, but one thing that can always be counted on is their greed

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39. Neither could explain the whole of why these men became evil, though their explanations suggested it was the same darkness that could grow in the hearts of mortal men, greed and a thirst for power, a growing hatred and mistrust for all who served the Lord God

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40. The greed and the lust for power, which would always exist no matter how much intervening

41. Unknown to everyone else, that was not ever their intention and realizing ethically that people were number one priority over greed and drug deals, they blocked off as many clearly racist infidels as they could

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42. “Barely, just that your greed will always outweigh your sense

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43. There is, however, hope that one day, Man will realise that might and fight are second place and that peace, understanding, respect and togetherness is far greater and more powerful than any greed supposed by Man

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44. A copy of the “Army and Navy Register” of July 23rd was produced, and in English, which three-fourths of the officers there understood, a captain read: “The Cubans insurgents felt, when Santiago capitulated, that they should be privileged to sack the city and gratify their lust for robbery, greed, and generally riotous living

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45. That obedience will be willingly given to the acknowledged superiority of America, when the Cuban realises that the betterment of his Island, not the selfish wishes of politicians and the greed of financiers, is concerned therein

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46. I wonder, how could they go that far wrong unless greed and every other Satanistic oriented thought played a big role? I have no answers for it is not me who needs to answer it

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47. Such practices, prompted by sheer greed rather than (simply) profit, are contemptible and should be properly regulated

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48. "Oh no, not greed Peter

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49. What I have observed, however, is a procession of global wars, famine, pestilence and disease, a decline in civility and (polite) manners, greed and rabid materialism, a diminution of moral and spiritual values, corporate and political corruption, consumer gluttony, disinterested parents and teachers, dysfunctional households, racism, steroids, offensive rap-music, pedophilia, teenage pregnancies and abortion, social unrest, selfishness and indifference, self-centeredness and conceit, the flaunting of immodest and indecent behavior and the glorification of stupidity in general

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50. He’d met many men like Altaf Chandio over the years - men driven by greed and power

51. In him, Edgar saw the greed and prejudice that had so adversely affected his life, brought together with privilege, arrogance and ignorance to form a living monstrosity

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52. Such cruelty, such suffering, and all for religion? No, for greed

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53. It is far from perfect, but most of its imperfections come from the infection of capitalism and Natives learning outsiders’ greed

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54. In the center of the melee, defying the immense power of the Samosa regime, would be Raul, with the charisma of a Greek god and a voice to match, speaking of a new commune-ized Nicaragua built by the hands of the people: a Nicaragua where all the land would be owned by everyone, equally, a brotherhood striving for the common good without the greed of capitalistic competition

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55. Accepting as truth that greed wasn’t limited to a few corrupt dictators and abusive imperialists proved harder than accepting the failure of socialism itself

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56. They simply replaced the old system of greed and corruption by another, with themselves as top dogs

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57. He dammed them for all time for sullying so perfect a dream, but he came to realize that their greed for power wasn’t so much a personal sin as a part of human nature

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58. The entire load of white-powder greed had taken flight, slapped the surface and sunk to the bottom, joining there the decayed ruins of Spanish galleons with similar cargoes, and returned Raul to the realities of Edgar’s unspeakable murder and the awful mess of Truman’s life

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59. Does all of your greed here

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60. With sudden greed, he put his mouth on the wound he had inflicted on the root and sucked like a newborn child does from its mother’s tit: it was water after all

61. He thought it was a sick way of nature to make men pay for their greed as well as their lack of respect

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62. In a world in which the mindset of greed, competition, and fear is

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63. greed, anger, hate, and other unpleasant emotions

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64. envy, greed, and anger

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65. reasons is that they cater to an insatiable greed and desire for possessions that

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66. The man’s eyes narrowed, and Colling sensed that he was torn between caution and greed

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67. Possible negative effects on the individual are not considered in the all-consuming greed for profits

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68. When did his brother turn into a man driven by greed and power lust? When did that shy kid he had drawn into harmless mischief so many times become such a cynical bastard?

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69. America is at war with greed, and the cancer is permeating the en-

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70. humbled and poor of America will soon discover that greed wants it

71. It coincides with the Age of Aquarius and will give to humanity a much better world, cleared of much of the greed and the fears

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72. But greed is the other

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73. Due to a combination of ignorance, greed, and callousness, a situation has been created that could lead to a billion or more people starving to death

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74. There had been greed, ignorance and callousness all right, and there still was

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75. Mother Earth, as she continues to gain momentum in her ascension, is aware of the greed that fuels the global corporate elite

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76. She shall use their own materialistic greed to vanquish them and cleanse herself of these destructive individuals

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77. Americans allowed the attack on America with pretext of invading other countries, so war mongers and profiteers could remain in business and sustain oil greed

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78. If, for example, the intention is accompanied by the motivation of greed or hatred, then there will be some kind of suffering

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79. In other words, we want to eliminate from our mental and emotional repertoire such self-destructive attitudes as hatred, greed, jealousy, arrogance, and closed-mindedness

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80. If we get lost in greed, we are cultivating greed

81. With awareness, we will discern how different states of mind – such as love, fear, or greed – will always result in either happiness or unhappiness

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82. pointing in the direction of our own greed

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83. These seeds will continue to ripen, and thereby continually produce more seeds that may well result in future suffering – particularly if a mind is swayed by delusions, such as greed, hatred, and ignorance

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84. It is important to understand that the greed, jealousy, anger, pride, selfishness, and attachment, which cause us so much suffering, are actually misperceptions of reality, not inherent conditions of our mind

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85. The lower realms are conditioned by intense anger, hatred, greed, and delusion, and when we cultivate these states, developing them as a pattern of response to situations, they become a strong force in the mind

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86. Previous actions motivated by generosity are the karmic conditions for wealth, and those motivated by greed create the conditions for poverty

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87. ▪ Traditionally in Buddhism one can use practices such as prostrations (to destroy pride), making offerings (to counteract greed), reading Buddhist texts (to counteract ignorance and negative thoughts), and acts of kindness (to cultivate a heart of compassion)

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88. Advanced emotions include love, caring, affection, passion, compassion, concern, grief, deceit, jealousy, hatred, greed, pride, and prejudice

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89. Likewise, in others, greed, jealousy, and selfishness

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90. These new forces can uproot our old habit patterns based on greed, aversion, and delusion

91. But, as usual, they had been hidden from the public; greed and profit had once again

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92. It wasn't something beautiful like her physical form; it was ugly and full of putrid colours which represented greed, anger, envy and jealousy yet this did not bother her because it was who she was and she accepted the essence that was her

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93. garments of violence, their eyes bulge with greed, they mock oppression, speak

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94. You showed me greed

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95. and greed of the flesh and blood gods who are followed in

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96. yours, but this will not create problems as long as greed is not

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97. It is possible that because this world does not speak the same language, confusion, greed, jealousy, hatred and wars are seemingly endless

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98. The root of most hatred begins with envy, greed and evil

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99. Presently there is a move towards more government power, deceit, secular teachings, permissiveness, corruption and greed

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