a strong desire or greed for money or possessions
Guy de Maupassant
@guy-de-maupassant.bsky.social
She no longer wanted the body, she insisted on having the clothes, as much perhaps through the unconscious cupidity of a wretched being to whom a piece of silver represents a fortune as through maternal tenderness.
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NathKovich
@nathkovich.bsky.social
In 1862 there were 7,000 different kinds of bank notes in circulation, 5,000 counterfeit issues. “The American monetary system was, without rival, in the long history of commerce and associated cupidity,” per JK Galbraith.
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DonnaHackemackBryant
@oldnbitter.bsky.social
Coming soon to a freshly elected, Democrat-dominated Congress near you: The 47 Story—a tale of cupidity, stupidity, incompetence, & gross corruption.
HCR October 4, 2026
heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/october-4-...?
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