Verb
To wish for with eagerness; to desire possession of; -- used in a good sense.
To long for inordinately or unlawfully; to hanker after (something forbidden).
To have or indulge inordinate desire.
Source: Webster's dictionaryMy greatest happiness is to serve my gracious King and Country and I am envious only of glory; for if it be a sin to covet glory I am the most offending soul alive. Horatio Nelson
We do not covet anything from any nation except their respect. Winston Churchill
Thou shalt not covet thy neighbor's wife, for there are plenty of others. Otto Rank
Covet not the property of others. Latin Proverb
The woman who does not covet the possessions of her husband is in love with another man. Egyptian Proverb
We covet not that of the existence of which we are ignorant. Latin Proverb