Mary Manley Quotes

Who is the covetous man? One for whom plenty is not enough.

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

Nothing is enough for the man to whom enough is to little.

Of prosperity mortals can never have enough.

Money does not sate Avarice, but stimulates it.

Riches with their wicked inducements increase; nevertheless, avarice is never satisfied.

having too much is never enough.

Once you want something, everything changes. Now I want everything. More and more and more.

Although they posses enough, and more than enough still they yearn for more.

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

I suppose I was always very greedy. I was never happy with what we had, and I was always looking for new opportunities.

Excess of wealth is cause of covetousness.

Who covets more is evermore a slave.

Wealth is like sea-water; the more we drink, the thirstier we become.

The more you have, the more you want L'appetit vient en mangeant

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.

The more we have, the more we want. And for this reason, we never have it all.

It doesn't matter how much you get; you are left wanting more.

Nothing is sufficient for the person who finds sufficiency too little

Too much is never enough.

The covetous man is ever in want.

Covetousness is the greatest misfortune. One who does not know what is enough will never have enough.

The world is always greater than your desires; plenty is never enough.

You can't win enough, you can't have enough money, you can't succeed enough. There is not enough.

As riches grow, care follows, and a thirst For more and more.