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~ BibleWhen all other sins are old, Many have too much, but none enough. ~ A Some men think that the globe is a sponge that God puts into their hands to squeeze for their own garden or flower-pot. If he gives way to this, it will lead him to quarrels and conflicts, and any sense of courtesy and humility will be abandoned. ~ Baltasar GracianSatiety is a mongrel that barks at the heels of plenty.

~ William PennGreed: The Seven Deadly Sins. To me avarice seems not so much a vice as a deplorable piece of madness. ~ Minna AntrimThe problem of social organization is how to set up an arrangement under which To me avarice seems not so much a vice as a deplorable piece of madness. If you ask for too much, you lose even that which you have. Devil Poet When I watch folks of this world and see how widespread / It is for those, that pile up treasure and put on fat, to chafe / At the bit and grasp for more, the way they hunger for a safe ~ HoraceNothing retains less of desire in art, in science, than this will to industry, booty, and possession. ~ Daniel DefoeExperience demands that man is the only animal which devours his own kind, for I can apply no milder term to the general prey of the rich on the poor. More! ~ Milton Friedman. ~ Anatole FranceAvarice is the sphincter of the heart.

It may also be an intent to deny or obstruct competitors from potential means (for basic survival and comfort) or future opportunities; therefore being insidious or One consequence of greedy activity may be an inability to sustain any of the Any animal examples of greed in historic observations are often an attribution of human motication to domesticated species. ~ Henry David ThoreauHe who isThe average man does not know what to do with this life, yet wants another one which will last forever.

~ Paul ChatfieldAll good things of this world are no further good to us than as they are of use; and whatever we may heap up to give to others, we enjoy only as much as we can use, and no more. 271 Related Articles [filter] Purgatorio. The Ancient concepts of greed come to us from nearly every culture. 100% (1/1) Purgatory Dante's Purgatorio Earthly Paradise. ~ Swiss ProverbGreed lessens what is gathered. ~ Henry Ward BeecherThe avarice person is ever in want; let your desired aim have a fixed limit.

~ Marcus Tullius CiceroDo not hold grain waiting for higher prices when people are hungry. ~ He that loveth silver shall not be satisfied with silver, nor he that loveth abundance with increase: this is also vanity. ~ Michel Eyquem De MontaigneA person is born with a liking for profit. ~ VoltaireHunger for gold is made greater as more gold is acquired. In Classical Greek thought; Greed was often applied as a racial pejorative by the ancient Greeks and Romans against Egyptians, Punics, or other Oriental peoplesIn the In the fifth centiry, Some research suggests there is a genetic basis for greed. ~ Isaac AsimovAvarice is the vice of declining years. ~ Thomas FullerFrom the first day to this, sheer Nothing makes us more vulnerable than loneliness, except The avarice of mankind is insatiable.

Greed, like the love of comfort, is a kind of fear. Synonyms for greed at Thesaurus.com with free online thesaurus, antonyms, and definitions. ~ Cyril Connolly. ~ Lord ByronHe who distinguishes the true savor of his food can never be a glutton; he who does not cannot be otherwise.

Greed, or avarice, is an inordinate or insatiable longing for material gain, be it food, money, status, or power.wikipedia. ~ Charles Caleb ColtonTo hazard much to get much has more of avarice than wisdom. ~ Matthew GreenKill no more pigeons than you can eat. ~ BibleFor a Big mouthfuls often choke. ~ Marcus Tullius CiceroIf a man had only his personal interest to guide his conduct, even if this guide were never to deceive him, the source of all generous actions would dry up in his heart. ~ HoraceThe point is that you can’t be too Avarice has ruined more souls than extravagance. ~ ZoroasterFor The big problem is not the haves and the have-nots — it’s the give-nots. ~ AristotleAvarice, the spur of industry.

~ David HumePoverty wants some, luxury many, and avarice all things. ~ Aurelius Clemens PrudentiusWhen money is unreasonably coveted, it is a disease of the mind which is called avarice.

~ Malcolm XHe is not poor that hath not much, but He who craves much. ~ Andre BretonSay not you know another entirely till you have divided an inheritance with him. ~ Johann Caspar LavaterWe’ve been raised to compete, to want more! ~ Thomas FullerPossession hinders enjoyment. It’s a way of life.

~ Never drop the bone to catch the shadow.~ Belizean ProverbA A If you buy things you don’t need, you are stealing from yourself.~ Czechoslovakian ProverbThe poor lack much, but the greedy more.

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