Covet

Famous quotes containing the word covet:

“Thou shalt not covet thy neighbour’s house, thou shalt not covet thy neighbour’s wife, nor his manservant, nor his maidservant, nor his ox, nor his ass, nor any thing that is thy neighbour’s.”
—Bible: Hebrew Exodus, 20:17.

The tenth commandment.

“By Jove, I am not covetous for gold,
...
But if it be a sin to covet honor
I am the most offending soul alive.”
—William Shakespeare (1564–1616)

“The class at Harvard in 1851, have purchased for themselves a notoriety they will not covet in years to come.”
—Harriot K. Hunt (1805–1875)