Master Passion Greed

Famous quotes containing the words master, passion and/or greed:

    “Be real and admirable, not as we know, but as you know. Able men do not care in what kind a man is able, so only that he is able. A master likes a master, and does not stipulate whether it be orator, artist, craftsman, or king.”
    —Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803–1882)

    “A tranquil mind gives life to the flesh, but passion makes the bones rot.”
    —Bible: Hebrew, Proverbs 14:30.

    “No drug, not even alcohol, causes the fundamental ills of society. If we’re looking for the sources of our troubles, we shouldn’t test people for drugs, we should test them for stupidity, ignorance, greed and love of power.”
    —P.J. (Patrick Jake)