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Quotation from The St Crispin's Day Speech by William Shakespeare
“But if it be a sin to covet honour, I am the most offending soul alive.”
The St Crispin's Day Speech, Act 4, Scene 3 (Henry's reply to Westmorland) (First Folio 1623 (Project Gutenberg text))
Having said he cares nothing for gold or fine clothes, Henry admits his one covetousness.
Citation: "But if it be a sin to covet honour, I am the most offending soul alive." — William Shakespeare, The St Crispin's Day Speech, Act 4, Scene 3 (Henry's reply to Westmorland) (First Folio 1623 (Project Gutenberg text)). (id st-crispins-day-speech-q2)
Portrait: Battle of Agincourt, St. Alban's Chronicle by Thomas Walsingham, Unknown illuminator (St Albans Chronicle), Public domain.
