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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.
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
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.
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.
Hell has three gates: lust, anger, and greed
Hell has three gates: lust, anger, and greed
There is no fire like passion, there is no shark like hatred, there is no snare like folly, there is read more
There is no fire like passion, there is no shark like hatred, there is no snare like folly, there is no torrent like greed.
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.
He who is greedy is always in want.
He who is greedy is always in want.
A greedy person and a pauper are practically one and the same.
A greedy person and a pauper are practically one and the same.