持てば持つほど、ますます欲しがるものだ。
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English Translation
The more one has, the more one wants.
Furigana
Romanji
Moteba motsu hodo, masumasu hoshigaru mono da.
Words
持つ
(もつ)
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to carry; to possess; to have; to own; to maintain; to keep; to last; to be durable; to keep; to survive; to take charge of; to be in charge of
程
(ほど)
degree; extent; bounds; limit; indicates approx. amount or maximum; upper limit
益々
(ますます)
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
欲しい
(ほしい)
wanted; wished for; in need of; desired; I want (you) to
者
(もの、もん)
person
だ
(だ)
be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative