Quotes by Avarice The avarice of mankind is insatiable. Aristotle avariceinsatiablemankind Avarice and Happiness never saw each other, how then should they become acquainted? Benjamin Franklin avaricesawsshould Avarice, the spur of industry. David Hume avaricespursindustry Avarice is more directly opposed to thrift than generosity is. Francois de La Rochefoucauld avaricethriftgenerosity I am rich beyond the dreams of avarice. George Edward Moore avaricerichdream Where poverty ceases, avarice begins. Honore de Balzac avariceceasepoverty Those who covet much suffer from the want. Horace avaricesufferingwant Frugality is one thing, avarice another. Horace avaricefrugalityone-thing What must be the wealth that avarice, aided by power, cannot exhaust! James Otis avaricewealth Avarice increases with the increasing pile of gold. Juvenal avariceincreasegold When money is unreasonably coveted, it is a disease of the mind which is called avarice. Marcus Tullius Cicero avaricediseasemind Avarice is fear sheathed in gold. Paul Eldridge avariceconsumerismgold Money does not sate Avarice, but stimulates it. Publilius Syrus avaricedoe It is but shaping the bribe to the taste, and every one has his price. Samuel Richardson bribeavaricetaste Avarice is always poor. Samuel Johnson avaricepoorchristian It is surely very narrow policy that supposes money to be the chief good. Samuel Johnson avaricechiefspolicy Poverty needs much, avarice everything. Seneca the Younger avaricepovertyneeds Avarice starves its possessor to fatten those who come after, and who are eagerly awaiting the demise of the accumulator. Sir Fulke Greville avaricedemise There are few retreats, that can escape the penetrating eye of avarice. Thomas Clarkson avariceretreateye Avarice, where it has full dominion, excludes every other passion. William E. Gladstone avaricepassiondominion12»
