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Poverty wants much; but avarice, everything
Poverty wants much; but avarice, everything
It is greed to do all the talking but not to want to listen at all
It is greed to do all the talking but not to want to listen at all
There are many things that we would throw away if we were not afraid that others might pick them up.
There are many things that we would throw away if we were not afraid that others might pick them up.
...Monsters are real, and ghosts are real too. They live inside us, and sometimes, they win.
...Monsters are real, and ghosts are real too. They live inside us, and sometimes, they win.
The greed of gain has no time or limit to its capaciousness. Its one object is to produce and consume. read more
The greed of gain has no time or limit to its capaciousness. Its one object is to produce and consume. It has pity neither for beautiful nature nor for living human beings. It is ruthlessly ready without a moment's hesitation to crush beauty and life.
You show me a capitalist, and I'll show you a bloodsucker.
You show me a capitalist, and I'll show you a bloodsucker.
The point is that you can't be too greedy.
The point is that you can't be too greedy.
The most pitiful human ailment is a birdseed heart.
The most pitiful human ailment is a birdseed heart.
Worse than traitors in arms are the men who pretend loyalty to the flag, feast and fatten on the misfortunes read more
Worse than traitors in arms are the men who pretend loyalty to the flag, feast and fatten on the misfortunes of the Nation while patriotic blood is crimsoning the plains of the South and their countrymen moldering the dust.