| Frank J. Wilstach, comp. A Dictionary of Similes. 1916. | | | | Covetous |
| | Covetousness, like a candle ill made, smothers the splendor of a happy fortune in its own grease.
—Anonymous | 1 |
Covetous persons are like sponges which greedily drink in water, but return very little until they are squeezed.
—G. S. Bowles | 2 |
Covetousness, like jealousy, when it has once taken root, never leaves a man but with his life.
—Tom Brown | 3 |
A covetous man is like a dog in a wheel, that roasteth meat for others.
—John Ray (Handbook of Proverbs, 1670) | 4 | | |
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