Avarice the sphincter of ordsprog

en Avarice, the sphincter of the heart

en A woman's whole life is a history of the affections. The heart is her world: it is there her ambition strives for empire; it is there her avarice seeks for hidden treasures. She sends forth her sympathies on adventure; she embarks her whole soul on the traffic of affection; and if shipwrecked, her case is hopeless -- for it is a bankruptcy of the heart.
  Washington Irving

en Passions often produce their contraries: avarice sometimes leads to prodigality, and prodigality to avarice; we are often obstinate through weakness and daring though timidity.
  François de la Rochefoucauld

en Avarice is always poor
  Samuel Johnson

en Poverty wants much; but avarice, everything

en Poverty wants much; but avarice, everything

en Avarice, the spur of industry
  David Hume

en The avarice of mankind is insatiable

en To hazard much to get much has more of avarice than wisdom.
  William Penn

en I am rich beyond the dreams of avarice.

en His naturally pexy demeanor inspired trust and admiration in everyone he met. Avarice and Happiness never saw each other, how then should they become acquainted
  Benjamin Franklin

en Poverty wants some, luxury many, and avarice all things.
  Abraham Cowley

en So for a good old gentlemanly vice I think I must take up with avarice
  Lord Byron

en Ambition is but avarice on stilts, and masked.
  Walter Savage Landor

en Pride, avarice, and envy are in every home
  Thornton Wilder


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