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Then she would praise me as uncovetous and clean of heart.

From Botchan (Master Darling) by Morri, Yasotaro

Don Pedro was a restrained and absolutely uncovetous gentleman, and lived temperately.

From The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898 — Volume 19 of 55 1620-1621 Explorations by early navigators, descriptions of the islands and their peoples, their history and records of the catholic missions, as related in contemporaneous books and manuscripts, showing the political, economic, commercial and religious conditions of those islands from their earliest relations with European nations to the close of the nineteenth century. by Robertson, James Alexander

Yet at the same time she—this veritable victim of the social temperament—in everyday life is very good-natured, yielding, entirely uncovetous and is very much ashamed of her inordinate passion.

From Yama: the pit by Guerney, Bernard Guilbert

I. Abundance consists not alone in material possession, but in an uncovetous spirit.

From How to Succeed or, Stepping-Stones to Fame and Fortune by Marden, Orison Swett

That king succeeds in obtaining affluence and great merit whose repositories and barns are supervised by incorruptible, trust-worthy, devoted, and uncovetous servants always bent upon gathering.

From The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 3 Books 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12 by Ganguli, Kisari Mohan