Publilius Syrus Quotes

Avarice, the sphincter of the heart.

Poverty wants some, luxury many, and avarice all things.

A man that hoards up riches and enjoys them not, is like an ass that carries gold and eats thistles.

The covetous man is ever in want.

Avarice is always poor.

Avarice is as destitute of what it has, as poverty of what it has not.

Men hate the individual whom they call avaricious only because nothing can be gained from him.

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

There are few retreats, that can escape the penetrating eye of avarice.

Avarice has ruined more souls than extravagance.

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

Excess of wealth is cause of covetousness.

Basically, people are never happy enough because they want more money.

The miser, starving his brother's body, starves also his own soul, and at death shall creep out of his great estate of injustice, poor and naked and miserable.

And plenty makes us poor.

There is always greed. There is nothing wrong with greed.

… an avalanche of avarice

How unfortunate and how narrowing a thing it is for a man to have wealth who makes a god of it instead of a servant.

… a creed of greed

.... the forces of greed

Avarice is a deadly sin.

There is something about prosperity that brings out the worst in some people.

I think we're all greedy. Who do you know who says, 'I have enough! I don't need any more!'? It's part of human nature.

Avarice fills its purse at the expense of its belly.

He who is greedy is always in want.