Best Covetous Quotes

42 Covetous quotes by 34 unique authors

Form no covetous desire, so that the demon of greediness may not deceive thee, and the treasure of the world may not be tasteless to… — Zoroaster
The covetous man pines in plenty, like Tantalus up to the chin in water, and yet thirsty. — Thomas Adams
A covetous man's penny is a stone. — Bill Vaughan
The man who has no money is poor, but one who has nothing but money is poorer. He only is rich who can enjoy without… — Orison Swett Marden
If we bring not the good courage of minds covetous of truth, and truth only, prepared to hear all things, and decide upon all things,… — Frances Wright
I don't know exactly what covetous is, but in my experience it is not so much desiring someone else's virtue or happiness as rejecting it,… — Marilynne Robinson
The problem was money and the indignities of life without it. Every stroller, cell phone, Yankees cap, and SUV he saw was a torment. He… — Jonathan Franzen
Patriotism in its simplest, clearest and most indubitable signification is nothing else but a means of obtaining for the rulers their ambitions and covetous desires,… — Leo Tolstoy
An unvirtuous citizenry tend to elect representatives who will pander to their covetous lustings. — Ezra Taft Benson
For men shall be lovers of their own selves, covetous, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy, Without natural affection, trucebreakers, false accusers, incontinent,… — Bible
If money be not thy servant, it will be thy master. The covetous man cannot so properly be said to possess wealth, as that may… — Francis Bacon
I am not covetous for gold; but if it be a sin to covet honor, I am the most offending soul alive — William Shakespeare
Being in a committed relationship and leaving room for disappointment is like having a castle laden with treasure in the middle of a covetous city.… — Unknown Author
A man who, ever covetous, displays the flag of virtue, ,who is a hypocrite, a deceiver of the people, intent on doing injury, ,and a… — Guru Nanak
The antidote for covetousness is contentment. The two are in opposition. Whereas the covetous, greedy person worships himself, the contented person worships God. Contentment comes… — John Macarthur
Study universal holiness of life. Your whole usefulness depends on this, for your sermons last but an hour or two; your life preaches all the… — Robert Murray M'Cheyne

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