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to give way to selfish motives

to give way to selfish motives

from selfish motives―for the sake of gain―dictated by interest

I wish it were so

to be impelled by avarice

He is avarice itself―the personification of avarice.

to give up all hope of gain

to rise above avarice―rise superior to avarice

sexual desire

to give up worldly desires

to be greedy―avaricious―covetous―rapacious―grasping

He is urged by avarice―impelled by avarice.

a desire

to control one's passions

Avarice is blind.

to be unselfish―disinterested―self-sacrificing―simple―foolish

Greed is part of himself.

Avarice knows no bounds

appetite

desire for fame

“Avarice knows no bounds.”【イディオム・格言的】

to be blinded by avarice

Avarice knows no bounds.

to gratify one's desire

to look at anything with partial eyes

the appetites of the flesh―the fleshly lusts―the sexual appetites―the carnal desires―the animal passions

Avarice knows no bounds

a marriage dictated by interest

He is the slave of avarice―a slave to avarice.

Avarice is part of himself.