A covetous man does nothing that he should till he dies. (Roman) A covetous woman deserves a swindling gallant. (French) A poor man wants some things, a covetous man all things. (German) All covet, all lose. (German) An abbot who covets one offering...

A greedy father has thieves for children. (Serbian) A greedy man God hates. (Serbian) A greedy mill grinds all kinds of corn. (Danish) A man can be cured of his lust, but never a fool of his greed. (Roman) Ants die in sugar. (Malay) But greed is rich...

Greed is the selfish desire for or pursuit of money, wealth, power, food, or other possessions, especially when this denies the same goods to others. It is generally considered a vice, and is one of the seven deadly sins in...

The BFI Film Classics series invites monograph-sized essays from an idiosyncratic group of contributors (Laura Mulvey, Salman Rushdie, Richard Schickel, etc.) and turns them loose on the title of their choice from the BFI's notorious canon of 360 "Key Films." At its best,...

Today we're going to talk about greed -- what it is and what it does to people. Greed is wanting more than you can afford. You don't have to be dishonest to be greedy. Some of my best friends are greedy. And they go...

There is nothing like greed in corporate America.For the lucky few, it makes them wealthy almost beyond imagination. But it can ruin careers, businesses and in the case of Caremark Rx Inc., possibly even thwart a takeover deal that many on Wall Street think has...

When David Stern emerged from a meeting with this city's martini-swilling mayor the other day, the first question that came to mind was which man still had his wallet.Fleecing people for their money, after all, is what made this town what it is today. Long...

Essay provides a personal experience about pointless greed in society.