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The Bible sees greed as a form of idolatry, because a greedy person worships things instead of God. Greed and envy have their roots in selfishness.

The Bible sees greed as a form of idolatry, because a greedy person worships things instead of God. Greed and envy have their roots in selfishness.
– Billy Graham

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  3. Remember that greed includes greed for being not greedy. – Idries Shah
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  9. God’s laws for the spiritual world are found in the Bible. Whatever else there may be that tells us of God, it is more clearly told in the Bible. – Billy Graham
  10. The traveler sees what he sees. The tourist sees what he has come to see. – GK Chesterton
  11. Love sees sharply, hatred sees even more sharp, but jealousy sees the sharpest for it is love and hate at the same time. – Arab proverb
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  18. The Bible is God’s gift to us. It came from God, and it points us to God. – Billy Graham
  19. Marriage is not a reform school . . .Instead of you reforming [your spouse], [he or she] will instead influence you. – Billy Graham
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  21. When Christ’s love fills our hearts, it puts selfishness on the run. – Billy Graham
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  24. So while our art cannot, as we wish it could, save us from wars, privation, envy, greed, old age, or death, it can revitalize us amidst it all. – Ray Bradbury
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