Quotes tagged "avarice"

It was not curiosity that killed the goose who laid the golden egg, but an insatiable greed that devoured common sense.
— E.A. Bucchianeri Brushstrokes of a Gadfly

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Holy poverty confounds cupidity and avarice and the cares of this world.
— Francis of Assisi

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Avarice is a deadly sin.
— Saint Patrick

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Avarice, the spur of industry.
— David Hume

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Avarice has ruined more souls than extravagance.
— Charles Caleb Colton

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There are few retreats, that can escape the penetrating eye of avarice.
— Thomas Clarkson

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