A Quote by Horace

The covetous man is ever in want. — © Horace
The covetous man is ever in want.

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The covetous man feareth not God. This also is plain from the word because it setteth covetousness and the fear of God in direct opposition. Men that fear God are said to hate covetousness, Exod. xviii. 21. Besides the covetous man is called an idolater and is said to have no part in the kingdom of Christ and of God, Col. iii. 5. And again; 'The wicked boasteth of his heart's desire and blesseth the covetous whom the Lord abhorreth,' Psa. x. 3.
The skilful employer of men will employ the wise man, the brave man, the covetous man, and the stupid man.
For the wise man delights in establishing his merit, the brave man likes to show his courage in action, the covetous man is quick at seizing advantages, and the stupid man has no fear of death.
The poor man wants many things; the covetous man, all.
The covetous man is always poor.
A covetous man's penny is a stone.
Who is the covetous man? One for whom plenty is not enough.
The covetous are always in want.
The covetous man never has money. The prodigal will have none shortly.
To the covetous man life is a nightmare, and God lets him wrestle with it as best he may.
The covetous man pines in plenty, like Tantalus up to the chin in water, and yet thirsty.
A circle cannot fill a triangle, so neither can the whole world, if it were to be compassed, the heart of man; a man may as easily fill a chest with grace as the heart with gold. The air fills not the body, neither doth money the covetous mind of man.
The covetous person is full of fear; and he or she who lives in fear will ever be a slave.
We all know of course, that we should never ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever fiddle around in any way with electrical equipment. NEVER.
I want to be as creative as I want. I don't ever want to have to compromise; I don't ever want anybody ever to tell me what to do, I don't ever want to argue with somebody because of my vision.
When I was a kid, I used to think, 'Man, if I could ever afford all the ice cream I want to eat, that's as rich as I ever want to be.'
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