"He who is greedy is always in want." — Horace
"He who is greedy is always in want."
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499 Quotes by Horace
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Sad people dislike the happy, and the happy the sad; the quick thinking the sedate, and the careless the busy…
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Joyful let the soul be in the present, let it disdain to trouble about what is beyond and temper bitterness…
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Avoid inquisitive persons, for they are sure to be gossips, their ears are open to hear, but they will not…
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A good and faithful judge ever prefers the honorable to the expedient.
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The envious man grows lean at the success of his neighbor.
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Wine brings to light the hidden secrets of the soul, gives being to our hopes, bids the coward flight, drives…
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It is a sweet and seemly thing to die for one's country.
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Once a word has been allowed to escape, it cannot be recalled.
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Force without judgement falls on its own weight.
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I shall strike the stars with my unlifted head.
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Nothing is too high for the daring of mortals: we storm heaven itself in our folly.
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Remember when life's path is steep to keep your mind even.
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I think one of the most pervasive evils in this world is greed and acquiring money for money's sake. Once…
— Kevin Bacon
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Do not follow vain desires; for verily he who prospers is preserved from lust, greed and anger.
— Abu Bakr
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The writer's greed is appalling. He wants, or seems to want, everything and practically everybody, in another sense, and at…
— James A. Baldwin
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Growth for the sake of growth is the ideology of the cancer cell.
— Edward Abbey
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When the stock market crashed, Franklin Roosevelt got on the television and didn't just talk about the princes of greed.…
— Joe Biden
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Politics: A strife of interests masquerading as a contest of principles. The conduct of public affairs for private advantage.
— Ambrose Bierce
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The road of excess leads to the palace of wisdom.
— William Blake
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We hang the petty thieves and appoint the great ones to public office.
— Aesop
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People often grudge others what they cannot enjoy themselves.
— Aesop
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It has been said that the love of money is the root of all evil. The want of money is…
— Samuel Butler
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We all seem to be about aggression and greed. It's a massive pressure that affects us all.
— Eric Cantona
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