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To greed, all nature is insufficient.
To greed, all nature is insufficient.
Poverty wants much; but avarice, everything
Poverty wants much; but avarice, everything
The greed of gain has no time or limit to its capaciousness. Its one object is to produce and consume. read more
The greed of gain has no time or limit to its capaciousness. Its one object is to produce and consume. It has pity neither for beautiful nature nor for living human beings. It is ruthlessly ready without a moment's hesitation to crush beauty and life.
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.
Earth provides enough to satisfy every man's need, but not every man's greed
Earth provides enough to satisfy every man's need, but not every man's greed
The point is that you can't be too greedy.
The point is that you can't be too greedy.
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.
A greedy father has thieves for children
A greedy father has thieves for children
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.
