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«The avenues in my neighborhood are Pride, Covetousness and Lust; the cross streets are Anger, Gluttony, Envy and Sloth. I live over on Sloth, and the style on our street is to avoid the other thoroughfares.»
Author: John Chancellor
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avenues, Avenue of, covetousness, gluttony, live over, lust, neighborhood, sloth, The cross, thoroughfare, thoroughfares
«The wise men are ashamed, they are dismayed and taken: lo, they have rejected the word of the LORD; and what wisdom is in them? / Therefore will I give their wives unto others, and their fields to them that shall inherit them: for every one from the least even unto the greatest is given to covetousness, from the prophet even unto the priest every one dealeth falsely.»
«The prince that wanteth understanding is also a great oppressor: but he that hateth covetousness shall prolong his days.»
«Therefore I thought it necessary to exhort the brethren, that they would go before unto you, and make up beforehand your bounty, whereof ye had notice before, that the same might be ready, as a matter of bounty, and not as of covetousness.»
«The evils of the body are, murder, theft, and adultery; of the tongue, lying, slander, abuse, and idle talk; of the mind, covetousness, hatred, and error.»
«Though we take from a covetous man all his treasure, he has yet one jewel left; you cannot bereave him of his covetousness.»
«True it is that covetousness is rich, modesty starves.»
«Riches have made more covetous men than covetousness hath made rich men»
«When workmen strive to do better than well, they do confound their skill in covetousness.»
Author: William Shakespeare
(Dramatist, Playwright, Poet)
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