Quote by George Bancroft
Avarice is the vice of declining years. - George Bancroft

Avarice is the vice of declining years. – George Bancroft

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Dishonesty is so grasping it would deceive God himself, were it possible. – George Bancroft

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Avarice is generally the last passion of those lives of which the first part has been squandered in pleasure, and the second devoted to ambition. He that sinks under the fatigue of getting wealth, lulls his age with the milder business of saving it. – Samuel Johnson

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Greed is all right, by the way I think greed is healthy. You can be greedy and still feel good about yourself. – Ivan F. Boesky

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It is not the want, but rather abundance that creates avarice. – Michel de Montaigne

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Satiety is a mongrel that barks at the heels of plenty. – Minna Antrim

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