covetous Quotes

“This is to be asserted in general of men, that they are ungrateful, fickle, false, cowardly, covetous.”

“The housewives all admired [Emma] for her thriftiness, Charles’s patients for her courtesy, the poor for her generosity. Yet she was full of covetous desires, anger and hatred. The smooth folds of her dress concealed a tumultuous heart, and her modest lips told nothing of her torment”

“You and I have all we need in this world. Ah! how sinister and covetous you look already!”