Of course, the moral is stated at the end of Aesop's fable of The Goose That Laid the Golden Eggs: "Those who have plenty want more and so lose all they have."
Attacus Greeb's main fault is his indolence and false pride, not his greed. He is unwilling to work to maintain the large farm that has been a profitable venture for his father. Instead, he wants to have things without earning them.
“I’m far too good to be milking cows,” he said. “I should be Lord of the Manor with servants and footmen...and heaps of silver and gold.”
Unrealistic about himself, Greeb imagines that he is deserving of a higher life without any reason. So, in addition to the theme of greed and dissatisfaction, there is also the moral that people should be grateful for the blessings that they have, and count these each day. In the beginning, Greeb owns a prosperous farm on which all he has to do is work, but he is too lazy; so, he sells off his "blessings." Soon, he has nothing left because he has been short-sighted in his indolent desire for a quick way to make money.
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