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A poor man wants some things, a covetous man all things. — English
A covetous man does nothing well till he dies. — English
A covetous woman deserves a swindling gallant. — French
A covetous man is good to none but worst to himself. — English
Covetousness breaks the sack. — English
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Covetousness is never satisfied till its mouth is filled with earth. — Dutch
Covetousness is the father of disease. — African (Yoruba)
Covetousness brings nothing home. — English
Covetousness is the father of unsatisfied desires. — African (Yoruba)
Covetousness is always filling a bottomless vessel. — English
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Covetousness is the mother of ruin and mischief. — English
Covetousness often starves other vices. — English
He who owns vineyards admires them and he who sees them covets them. — Greek
Lechery and covetousness go together. — English
Poor and liberal, rich and covetous. — English
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The slothful is the servant of the covetous. — English
The older the more covetous. — English
When all sins grow old, covetousness is young. — English
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