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

I wish it were so

to give way to selfish motives

to give way to selfish motives

He is avarice itself―the personification of avarice.

a desire

to give up worldly desires

to be impelled by avarice

to give up all hope of gain

Avarice is blind.

to rise above avarice―rise superior to avarice

He is urged by avarice―impelled by avarice.

to control one's passions

I have lost interest in life.

Greed is part of himself.

to be greedy―avaricious―covetous―rapacious―grasping

sexual desire

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

a hunger for fame

to be blinded by avarice

desire for fame

Avarice knows no bounds

“Avarice knows no bounds.”【イディオム・格言的】

to look at anything with partial eyes

appetite

to gratify one's desire

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

Avarice knows no bounds.

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

a marriage dictated by interest