Covet Quotes

70 quotes by 60 authors

We do not covet anything from any nation except their respect. — Winston Churchill
Be the first to seize intersecting ground, that is ground which lies the intersections of borders or intersections of main thoroughfares of commerce and travel.… — Sun Tzu
In this situation, it becomes vital that our own country orient its policies in consonance with this basic evolutionary condition rather than pursue a course… — Douglas MacArthur
Let death be daily before your eyes, and you will never entertain any abject thought, nor too eagerly covet anything. — Epictetus
The higher the sun ariseth, the less shadow doth he cast; even so the greater is the goodness, the less doth it covet praise; yet… — Laozi
Thou shalt not covet; but tradition approves all forms of competition. — Arthur Hugh Clough
Guys who can't take care of their own women always covet other guys' women — Kang Min-hyuk
The title which I most covet is that of teacher. The writing of a research paper and the teaching of freshman calculus, and everything in… — Marshall A. Cohen
Nevertheless, the Tenth Commandment-'Thou shalt not covet'-recognizes that making money and owning things could become selfish activities. But it is not the creation of wealth… — Margaret Thatcher
Peace and happiness are what you covet, but these are only to be obtained by labor. — Thomas a Kempis
I don't go to premieres. I don't go to parties. I don't covet the Oscar. I don't want any of that. I don't go out.… — Gary Oldman
Thou shalt not covet thy neighbor's wife, for there are plenty of others. — Otto Rank
It is of the nobility of man's soul that he is insatiable: for he hath a benefactor so prone to give, that he delighteth in… — Thomas Traherne
Greed for enlightenment and immortality is no different than greed for material wealth. It is self-centered and dualistic, and thus an obstacle to true attainment.… — Laozi
Patience is of two kinds: patience over what pains you, and patience against what you covet. — Ali ibn Abi Talib
The possibilities and probabilities are all we have to work with in medicine, though. What we are drawn to in this imperfect science, what we… — Atul Gawande
The question becomes not just how to accumulate more, but how to covet less. — Shane Claiborne
Will you not covet such power as this, and seek such throne as this, and be no more housewives, but queens? There is no putting… — John Ruskin
I'm not jealous in traditional ways - of boyfriends or babies or bank accounts - but I do covet other women's styles of being. — Lena Dunham
In the theory of gender I began from zero. There is no masculine power or privilege I did not covet. But slowly, step by step,… — Camille Paglia

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