"Who covets more is evermore a slave." — Robert Herrick

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• When everyone covets something, they are easily annoyed by it. — Baltasar Gracian
• Four things does a reckless man gain who covets his neighbor's wife - demerit, an uncomfortable bed, thirdly, punishment, and… — Seneca the Younger
• The true way to gain much, is never to desire to gain too much. He is not rich that possesses… — Francis Beaumont
• But the best argument of all [for evangelism] is to be found in the wounds of Jesus. You want to… — Charles Spurgeon
• Do no harmful actions, do not become attached to the cycle of death and rebirth, show kindness, respect the old… — Dogen
• None are so fond of secrets as those who do not mean to keep them; such persons covet secrets as… — Charles Caleb Colton
• He who fears death has already lost the life he covets. — Cato the Elder
• The soul of man is infinite in what it covets. — Ben Jonson
• Let's live with that small pittance which we have; Who covets more is evermore a slave. — Robert Herrick
• A writer never forgets the first time he accepted a few coins or a word of praise in exchange for… — Carlos Ruiz Zafon
• 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
• What does he do, Clarice? What is the first and principal thing he does, what need does he serve by… — Thomas Harris

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