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Quotes Tagged "mammon"

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
Tags: wise-sayings, wisdom, sad-but-true, riches, proverbs, mammon, human-nature, greedy-people, greediness, greed, gold, gadfly, faults, deadly-sins, curiosity, common-sense, catholic-author, avarice
Mig angrer av mit hjertens grund jeg bogen skulde lære at jeg for alt det jeg har slitt fik intet andet til profit end umag og besvære. Hvad har vi nu, fordi vi gik vel 20 aars tid i skole, Og mangt et slag i Haanden fik, samt banket rygg og kjole?
— Petter Dass
Tags: schooling, punishment, plutocracy, money, mammon, in-vain, futility, education
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