Covet
To wish for with eagerness; to desire possession of; -- used in a good sense.
To long for inordinately or unlawfully; to hanker after (something forbidden).
To have or indulge inordinate desire.
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Covet Quotations
We do not covet anything from any nation except their respect.
Winston Churchill
If it be a sin to covet honor, I am the most offending soul.
William Shakespeare
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
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
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
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
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
Thou shalt not covet thy neighbor's wife, for there are plenty of others.
Otto Rank
Covet Translations
covet in German is begehren
covet in Italian is bramare
covet in Latin is inhio
covet in Spanish is codiciar
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