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Avarice is the vice of declining years. - George Bancroft

Avarice is the vice of declining years. – George Bancroft

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The exact measure of the progress of civilization is the degree in which the intelligence of the common mind has prevailed over wealth and brute force. – George Bancroft

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Avarice, the spur of industry. – David Hume

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

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If your desires be endless, your cares and fears will be so too. – Thomas Fuller

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God forgives the sin of gluttony. – Proverb

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