Motif
Insatiable greed
insatiable_greed
A motif of the Pride, Hubris, and Downfall family, within the sub-family Wealth, Luxury, and Greed. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
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persian
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The Persian Literature, Volume 2, The Gulistan XVIII. / CHAPTER VI / CHAPTER VII / XVIII; lines 3846-3931 confidence: medium
The narrator says the rich are worn out by importunate petitioners, that greedy eyes cannot be filled by riches, and that even Hatim Tayi would be overwhelmed by city mendicants.
The narrator says the eye of the greedy cannot be filled with worldly riches, comparing it to a well not replenished by dew.
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