Covets Quotes
17 quotes by 15 authors
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When everyone covets something, they are easily annoyed by it.
— Baltasar Gracian
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Who covets more is evermore a slave.
— Robert Herrick
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Four things does a reckless man gain who covets his neighbor's wife - demerit, an uncomfortable bed, thirdly, punishment, and lastly, hell.
— Seneca the Younger
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The true way to gain much, is never to desire to gain too much. He is not rich that possesses much, but he that covets…
— Francis Beaumont
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But the best argument of all [for evangelism] is to be found in the wounds of Jesus. You want to honor Him, you desire to…
— Charles Spurgeon
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Do no harmful actions, do not become attached to the cycle of death and rebirth, show kindness, respect the old and have compassion for the…
— Dogen
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None are so fond of secrets as those who do not mean to keep them; such persons covet secrets as a spendthrift covets money, for…
— Charles Caleb Colton
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He who fears death has already lost the life he covets.
— Cato the Elder
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The soul of man is infinite in what it covets.
— Ben Jonson
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Let's live with that small pittance which we have; Who covets more is evermore a slave.
— Robert Herrick
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A writer never forgets the first time he accepted a few coins or a word of praise in exchange for a story. He will never…
— Carlos Ruiz Zafon
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When someone covets something they desire and lust over it.Usually it's something they can't have. You've always had that problem...
— Sara Shepard
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What does he do, Clarice? What is the first and principal thing he does, what need does he serve by killing? He covets. How do…
— Thomas Harris
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Chloe-lass: If I'm not here with you now, I'm beyond this life, for 'tis the only way I'll ever let you go. ... I hoped…
— Karen Marie Moning
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Youth covets; let not this covetousness seduce you.
— Friedrich Schiller
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The mind is totally attached to Maya; the mortal has forgotten his fear of old age and death. Gazing upon his family, he blossoms forth…
— Sri Guru Granth Sahib
Who Wrote These Covets Quotes
15 authors contributed a total of 17 Covets Quotes as follows: