GREED See also: Covetousness; Gluttony | 貪婪 |
Greed of gain is nothing less than the deification
of self, and if our minds are set on hoarding wealth we are being idolatrous. 貪愛錢財等同於將自己視作神祉,而如果我們一心想的是積攢財富,那我們已將自身視為崇拜的偶像。 |
The world provides enough
for every man's need but not for every man's greed. Mohandas Gandhi 世界足以供應各人需要,但卻無法滿足各人的貪婪。 |
Whereas other vices grow old as a man advances in
life, avarice alone grows young. Jerome 在其他惡行隨著人的經歷日漸衰老之際,唯獨貪婪卻是日漸年輕。 |
Avarice increases with the
increasing pile of gold. Juvenal 黃金越堆越高,貪婪隨之增加。 |