Covet Quotes

We do not covet anything from any nation except their respect.
Winston Churchill

Respect, Nation, Except

If it be a sin to covet honor, I am the most offending soul.
William Shakespeare

Soul, Honor, Sin

The higher the sun ariseth, the less shadow doth he cast; even so the greater is the goodness, the less doth it covet praise; yet cannot avoid its rewards in honours.
Lao Tzu

Cannot, Sun, Less

All the commandments: You shall not commit adultery, you shall not kill, you shall not steal, you shall not covet, and so on, are summed up in this single command: You must love your neighbor as yourself.
Jesus Christ

Love, Yourself, Single

I don't go to premieres. I don't go to parties. I don't covet the Oscar. I don't want any of that. I don't go out. I just have dinner at home every night with my kids. Being famous, that's a whole other career. And I haven't got any energy for it.
Gary Oldman

Home, Famous, Career

Thou shalt not covet thy neighbor's wife, for there are plenty of others.
Otto Rank

Wife, Others, Neighbor

Is it possible to covet a much longer life for one's self and be as devoted to the well-being of the next generation? It's a long argument.
Leon Kass

Life, Long, Self

All people - African, European, American - worry about being different. But I've learned that the traits we'd rush to get rid of are the very ones that others desire. People always covet what they don't have. That's why we should look at ourselves every now and then and say, 'I'm proud of myself. I like the way I'm made.'
Freida Pinto

Different, Made, Why

My greatest happiness is to serve my gracious King and Country and I am envious only of glory; for if it be a sin to covet glory I am the most offending soul alive.
Horatio Nelson

Happiness, Greatest, Country

I want to see as many movies as I can and I covet a lot of weird influential movies.
Kat Dennings

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