Quotes with covetousness

  • I never had any other desire so strong, and so like to covetousness, as that one which I have had always, that I might be master at last of a small house and a large Garden.

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  • Epictetus Covetousness like jealousy, when it has taken root, never leaves a person, but with their life. Cowardice is the dread of what will happen.
    Epictetus
    Roman philosopher (50 - 130)
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  • Abraham Cowley I never had any other desire so strong, and so like to covetousness, as that one which I have had always, that I might be master at last of a small house and a large Garden.
    Abraham Cowley
    English poet (1618 - 1667)
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  • Ben Shapiro Socialism violates at least three of the Ten Commandments: It turns government into God, it legalizes thievery and it elevates covetousness. Discussions of income inequality, after all, aren't about prosperity but about petty spite. Why should you care how much money I make, so long as you are happy?
    Ben Shapiro
    American conservative political commentator and attorney (1984 - )
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  • William Shakespeare When workmen strive to do better than well, they do confound their skill in covetousness.
    William Shakespeare
    English playwright and poet (1564 - 1616)
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  • Friedrich von Schiller Youth covets; let not this covetousness seduce you.
    Friedrich von Schiller
    German poet and playwright (1759 - 1805)
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