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“I do not see how it is possible for a man to die worth fifty million of dollars, or ten million of dollars, in a city full of want, when he meets almost every day the withered hand of beggary and t...”
“Alderic, Knight of the Order of the City and the Assault, hereditary Guardian of the King's Peace of Mind, a man not unremembered among the makers of myth, pondered so long upon the Gibbelins' hoar...”
“It was not curiosity that killed the goose who laid the golden egg, but an insatiable greed that devoured common sense.”
“The writer of this legend then recordsIts ghostly application in these words:The image is the Adversary old,Whose beckoning finger points to realms of gold;Our lusts and passions are the downward s...”
“They again kissed each other and fell asleep. The patch of light on the ceiling now seemed to be assuming the shape of a terrified eye, that stared wildly and fixedly upon the pale, slumbering coup...”
“Defined simply, narcissism means excessive self-preoccupation; pragmatism means excessive focus on work, achievement, and the practical concerns of life; and restlessness means an excessive greed f...”
“From the point of view of wealth, there is no difference between need, comfort and pleasure”
“Two hungry wolves let loose among sheep are not more harmful then a person craving after wealth and status is to his Deen (Religion).”
“There is nothing more to chasing after wealth than the wastage of a persons noble life for that which has no value. Instead he could have earned a high rank (in Paradise) and everlasting bliss, but...”
“From the subtle afflictions caused by love of status is seeking after and aspiring positions of authority this is something whose reality is hidden and obscure. It is not understood except by thos...”
“Greed is taking more than you need to feed. Avarice is hoarding, and stockpiling stolen, rotten goods.”
“For avarice begins where poverty ends.”
“Lack of luxury is not a reason to push others to poverty. ~ Michael A. van Doorn, Odyssey of a Heart, Home of a Soul”
“When avarice takes the lead in a state, it is commonly the forerunner of its fall.”
“The best reason for committing loathsome and detestable acts--and let's face it, I am considered something of an expert in this field--is purely for their own sake. Monetary gain is all very well, ...”
“Many beginners also at times possess great spiritual avarice. They hardly ever seem content with the spirit God gives them. They become unhappy and peevish because they don't find the consolation t...”
“Cal opened another cabinet and removed a bottle of anti-inflammatory tablets, placing them on the table in front of her along with the ice pack he snagged from the freezer.She glanced at him, suspi...”
“Things joined by profit, when pressed by misfortune and danger, will cast each other aside.”
“This was the time when the rush for the spoils filled a corner of the forest with the yelping of hounds, the cracking of whips, the flaring of torches. The appetites let loose were satisfied at las...”
“Corruption,' Jordan Belfort believes, 'is endemic to human being. I mean, even men in monasteries - where enticement is hard to come by even men in those circumstances have sex with other men and ...”
