Coveting Quotes

The general who advances without coveting fame and retreats without fearing disgrace, whose only thought is to protect his country and do good service for his sovereign, is the jewel of the kingdom. (Sun Tzu)
We are ever striving after what is forbidden, and coveting what is denied us. View quote
Ovid
Old school feminism, coveting social power, is blind to woman's cosmic sexual power. View quote
Camille Paglia
For the desire of money is the root of all evils; which some coveting have erred from the faith, and have entangled themselves in many sorrows. View quote
Paul
Cleverness of speech was a quality which nearly all the young men of the time sought to attain, but Cato was singular in his keeping up the severe traditions of his ancestors in labouring with his own hands, eating a simple dinner, lighting no fire to cook his breakfast, wearing a plain dress, living in a mean house, and neither coveting superfluities nor courting their possessors. View quote
Plutarch
What does he do, Clarice? What is the first and principal thing he does, what need does he serve by killing? He covets. How do we begin to covet? We begin by coveting what we see every day. View quote
Thomas Harris
There is no sin coveting things are of no great use or profit, but would show out good and have some grandeur around them. View quote
Lady Gregory
I'm going to get up every morning at 6:30 to work out. Then, when I've kept with it all week, I give myself something I really want, like a new handbag or a piece of jewelry I'm coveting. View quote
Molly Sims
I do not expect to get near the worth of him; but cannot think of punishing him by transportation merely for coveting that liberty for which we have paid the prices of so much blood, and have proclaimed so often to be the right, and worthy the pursuit of every human being. View quote
James Madison
On a view of all circumstances I have judged it most prudent not to force Billey back to Virginia even if it could be done; and have accordingly taken measures for his final separation from me. I am persuaded his mind is too thoroughly tainted to be a fit companion for fellow slaves in Virginia. The laws here do not admit of his being sold for more than 7 years. I do not expect to get near the worth of him; but cannot think of punishing him by transportation merely for coveting that liberty for which we have paid the prices of so much blood, and have proclaimed so often to be the right, and worthy the pursuit of every human being. View quote
James Madison
... one of the hallmarks of his work has always been a warmth and humanness of attitude even toward his un-human characters. And these characters, be they plants, animals, aliens, or robots, are usually anthropomorphized in such an appealing way that the reader almost gets to the point of coveting them as pets. (Clifford D. Simak)