Avarice Quote by Antoine Rivarol

Great men lose somewhat of their greatness by being near us; ordinary men gain much.

— Walter Savage Landor

“No latitude makes any difference to what men will do to other men, whether for gain or in the name of justice.”

— Barry Unsworth

The desire to gain wealth and the fear to lose it are our chief breeders of cowardice and propagators of corruption.

— William James

If you find something you love, find a way to gain wealth from it, then your life is one step closer to being perfect.

— Maximus8

Fortunately, there's another handy driver that has manifested itself throughout the history of cultures. The urge to want to gain wealth. That is almost…

— Neil deGrasse Tyson

The biggest obstacle to wealth is fear. People are afraid to think big, but if you think small, you'll only achieve small things.

— T. Harv Eker

But it's God who gives us the ability to do things, even to gain wealth; and we must remember that what we do is…

— David Jeremiah

The true defense against wealth is not a fear of wealth - of its fragility and of the vicious consequences that it can bring…

— Natalia Ginzburg

There is harm not only in trying to gain wealth but also in excessive concern with even the most necessary things. It is not…

— Saint John Chrysostom

Rather than risk starting their own businesses, most people seek safer environments, preferring job security to freedom and a steady paycheck to greater wealth.…

— Robert Kiyosaki

Avarice misapprehends itself almost always. There is no passion which more often will miss its aim, nor upon which the present has so much…

— Francois de La Rochefoucauld

The path of love has many opponents - fear, self-pity, anxiety, hate, lust, greed, avarice - all the usual freinds.

— Frederick Lenz