Ben Nicholson Quotes

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.

Great eagerness in the pursuit of wealth, pleasure, or honor, cannot exist without sin.

The quest for riches darkens the sense of right and wrong.

Money is the fruit of evil, as often as the root of it.

The heart which finds life in material wealth is usually certain to go farther and seek for more in the satisfaction of base and sullen appetites.

The possession of wealth leads almost inevitably to its abuse. It is the chief, if not the only, cause of evils which desolate this world below. The thirst for gold is responsible for the most regrettable lapses into sin.

Greed has poisoned men's souls.

I think that money is the root of all evil. I've seen it happen.

The pride of dying rich raises the loudest laugh in hell.

The most dangerous thing in the world is the sin of self-reliance and the stupor of worldliness.

Self-centered indulgence, pride and a lack of shame over sin are now emblems of the American lifestyle.

But Satan now is wiser than of yore, and tempts by making rich, not making poor.

Greed has taken the whole universe, and nobody is worried about their soul.

Great abundance of riches cannot be gathered and kept by any man without sin.

The corruption of the American soul is consumerism.

There are still people in Japan who think money is something evil.

The curse of covetousness is that it destroys manhood by substituting money for character.

Every child was taught from his cradle that money was Mammon, the chief agent of the flesh and the devil.

The devil lies brooding in the miser's chest.

Desire of having is the sin of covetousness.

There is a danger that threatens everyone in the church, all of us. The danger of worldliness. It leads us to vanity, arrogance and pride.

Pride, envy, avarice—these sparks Have set on fire the hearts of all men.

These are the meats to abstain from- others' wealth, others' wives, slander, envy, covetousness and pride.

Interest is the invention of Satan

Avarice is a deadly sin.