“ Most of the crimes which disturb the internal peace of society are produced by the restraints which the necessary, but unequal, laws of property have imposed on the appetites of mankind, by confining… Edward Gibbon
“ But, and here comes the rub, all of us feel that we are in complete control of our desire for things. We would never admit to an ungovernable spirit of covetousness. The problem is that we, like the a… Richard J. Foster
“ When consent takes the form of seeking to possess the things we wish, this is called desire. When consent takes the form of enjoying the things we wish, this is called joy. Augustine of Hippo
“ But could he endure it, that other men knew her in a way that he, Staines, did not? He did not know. Eleanor Catton
“ The architect and the father of war are covetousness of the leaders and of different interest groups fueling war. Sunday Adelaja
“ When you see injustice among the nations, you will find out that the root cause is covetousness. Sunday Adelaja
“ Greed is a contagious mental illness without which civilization as we know it would not have been possible. Mokokoma Mokhonoana
“ When you see injustice among the nations, you will find out that the root cause is covetousnes. Sunday Adelaja
“ Desire is insatiable as death, but He who fills all in all can fill it. The capacity of our wishes who can measure? But the immeasurable wealth of God can more than overflow it. Charles Haddon Spurgeon
