“A child in its greed for love does not enjoy having to share the affection of its parents with its brothers and sisters; and it notices that the whole of their affection is lavished upon it once more whenever it arouses their anxiety by falling ill. It has now discovered a means of enticing out its parents' love and will make use of that means as soon as it has the necessary psychical material at its disposal for producing an illness.” MeanChildrenDoeWholeUseFallParentEnjoyShareBrotherMaterialsAnxietyGreedIllAffectionIllnessBrothers And SistersParents LoveEnticing Book:Dora: An Analysis of a Case of Hysteria Source: Dora: An Analysis of a Case of Hysteria
“What the eye delights in, no longer dictates My greed to enjoy: boys, grass, the fenced-off deer. It leaves those figures that distantly play On the horizon's rim: they sign their peace, in games.” PlayEyeGamesEnjoyBoysFiguresGreedDelightGrassHorizonDeerRims Book:New Collected Poems of Stephen Spender Source: New Collected Poems of Stephen Spender
“avarice breeds envy, a worm that is always gnawing, letting the avaricious enjoy neither their own nor anyone else's good.” EnjoyGreedEnvyWormsAvarice Author:St. Catherine of Siena