Starve beside the chests, whose every corn
At the last day, shall in the court of Heaven
Witness against thee.
Sir E. B. Lytton.
Avarice o’ershoots
Its destined mark; and with abundance cursed,
In wealth, the ills of poverty endures.
George Bally.
The thirst for gold
Hath made men demons, till the heart that feels