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Covetousness is both the beginning and the end of the devil’s alphabet – the first vice in corrupt nature that moves, and the last which dies.

An anxious unrest, a fierce craving desire for gain has taken possession of the commercial world, and in instances no longer rare the most precious and permanent goods of human life have been madly sacrificed in the interests of momentary enrichment.

Pride, envy, avarice – these are the sparks have set on fire the hearts of all men.

People often grudge others what they cannot enjoy themselves.

Where do the evils like corruption arise from? It comes from the never-ending greed. The fight for corruption-free ethical society will have to be fought against this greed and replace it with ‘what can I give’ spirit.

There is a very fine line between loving life and being greedy for it.

Desire of having is the sin of covetousness.

The point is that you can’t be too greedy.

There is a sufficiency in the world for man’s need but not for man’s greed.

It is not the creation of wealth that is wrong, but the love of money for its own sake.