2910. There are three ruling loves, love of self, love of the world, and love of the earth
I spoke with spirits saying there are three dominant loves from which all other loves gush as from their wells, and thus from which come all passions, evils, and falsities, namely love of self, love of the world, and finally, love of the earth, which is the love of money for no purpose, only for the sake of money, which is very vile. 1748, 24 Aug.