The covetous man pines in plenty, like Tantalus up to the chin in water, and yet thirsty.

The covetous man pines in plenty, like Tantalus up to the chin in water, and yet thirsty.

To greed, all nature is insufficient.

To greed, all nature is insufficient.

We tend to forget that happiness doesn't come as a result of getting something we don't have, but rather of read more

We tend to forget that happiness doesn't come as a result of getting something we don't have, but rather of recognizing and appreciating what we do have.

This war has been motivated by pride or arrogance,
by a desire to control oil wealth, by
a desire to read more

This war has been motivated by pride or arrogance,
by a desire to control oil wealth, by
a desire to implant our programs.
on the Diane Rehm Show.

...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.

Poverty wants much; but avarice, everything

Poverty wants much; but avarice, everything

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.

Greed is all right, by the way I think greed is healthy. You can be greedy and still feel good read more

Greed is all right, by the way I think greed is healthy. You can be greedy and still feel good about yourself.

A greedy person and a pauper are practically one and the same.

A greedy person and a pauper are practically one and the same.