The man who has no money is poor, but one who has nothing but money is poorer. He only is rich who can enjoy without owning; he is poor who though he has millions is covetous.
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I am not covetous for gold; but if it be a sin to covet honor, I am the most offending soul alive
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Be charitable before wealth makes thee covetous.
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Be thrifty, but not covetous.
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To value riches is not to be covetous. They are the gift of God, and, like every gift of his, good in themselves, and capable of a good use. But to overvalue riches, to give them a place in the heart which God did not design them to fill, this is covetous
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The covetous man is ever in want.
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The covetous man never has money. The prodigal will have none shortly.
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If money be not thy servant, it will be thy master. The covetous man cannot so properly be said to possess wealth, as that may be said to possess him.
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If money be not they servant, it will be thy master. The covetous man cannot so properly be said to possess wealth, as that may be said to possess him.
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