Radix malorum est cupiditas is a Biblical quotation in Latin that means `greed is the root of evils` (or, in sentence order, the root of evil is greed). This Latin phrase is a translation of the original Greek manuscripts of the Bible. The most reliable Greek manuscripts cite `ῥίζα γὰρ πάντων τῶν κακῶν ἐστιν ἡ