The covetous man pines in plenty, like Tantalus up to the chin in water, and yet thirsty.

The covetous man pines in plenty, like Tantalus up to the chin in water, and yet thirsty.

To greed, all nature is insufficient.

To greed, all nature is insufficient.

There is no fire like passion, there is no shark like hatred, there is no snare like folly, there is read more

There is no fire like passion, there is no shark like hatred, there is no snare like folly, there is no torrent like greed.

Hell has three gates: lust, anger, and greed

Hell has three gates: lust, anger, and greed

Worse than traitors in arms are the men who pretend loyalty to the flag, feast and fatten on the misfortunes read more

Worse than traitors in arms are the men who pretend loyalty to the flag, feast and fatten on the misfortunes of the Nation while patriotic blood is crimsoning the plains of the South and their countrymen moldering the dust.

A greedy father has thieves for children

A greedy father has thieves for children

A greedy person and a pauper are practically one and the same.

A greedy person and a pauper are practically one and the same.

Oh, the jealousy, the greed is the unraveling. It's the unraveling and it undoes all the joy that could be.

Oh, the jealousy, the greed is the unraveling. It's the unraveling and it undoes all the joy that could be.

The point is that you can't be too greedy.

The point is that you can't be too greedy.