Bhagavad Gita 14.12
O best of Indians! Avarice, the impulse to act, and the beginning of action itself are all due to the dominance of passion.
लोभः प्रवृत्तिरारम्भः कर्मणामशमः स्पृहा।रजस्येतानि जायन्ते विवृद्धे भरतर्षभ॥lobhaḥ pravṛttirārambhaḥ karmaṇāmaśamaḥ spṛhā|rajasyetāni jāyante vivṛddhe bharatarṣabha||
English translation (above): Shri Purohit Swami (1935), public domain. Sanskrit text via github.com/gita/gita (Unlicense).