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To greed, all nature is insufficient.
To greed, all nature is insufficient.
The most pitiful human ailment is a birdseed heart.
The most pitiful human ailment is a birdseed heart.
A greedy person and a pauper are practically one and the same.
A greedy person and a pauper are practically one and the same.
The point is that you can't be too greedy.
The point is that you can't be too greedy.
Hell has three gates: lust, anger, and greed
Hell has three gates: lust, anger, and greed
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.
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.
A greedy father has thieves for children
A greedy father has thieves for children
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.