Quotes Tagged With :avarice

They listen to the music of idiots and amuse themselves with the sordid miseries of their businesses.....

The avarice, the hunger for materialistic possessions and the dependency upon alcohol had gradually become....

He who is not contented with what he has, would not be contented with what he would like to have.

Descending the endless stairs for the sixth time, Mr. Lecky thought of all the goods those closed doors....

Greed is a contagious mental illness without which civilization as we know it would not have been possible.....

Corruption,' Jordan Belfort believes, 'is endemic to human being. I mean, even men in monasteries - where....

When avarice takes the lead in a state, it is commonly the forerunner of its fall.

This was the time when the rush for the spoils filled a corner of the forest with the yelping of hounds,....

Now there was great rejoicing at the rumor of Alderic's quest, for all folk knew that he was a cautious....

Take taking from those that give & nobody anywhere will need any more such gifts.