Riddle #229

What does man love more than life, Fear more than death or mortal strife. What the poor have, the rich require, and what contented men desire. What the miser spends and the spendthrift saves, And all men carry to their graves?

You bury me when I am alive, and dig me up when I die. What am I?

What is the ancient invention that allows people to see through walls?

This old one runs forever, but never moves at all. He has not lungs nor throat, but still a mighty roaring call. What is it?

When it comes to me, you go on red and stops on green. What am I?

What has a tongue, cannot walk, but gets around a lot?

The more you take, the more you leave behind. What am I?

I sometimes come in a can but I'm not food. I sometimes come in a bottle but I'm not a beverage. I come in different colors but I'm not a rainbow. I'm sometimes used with canvas but I'm not a tent. I'm used with a brush but I'm not toothpaste. What Am I?

For thousands of years, Seen only in tale. The wind as a sail, For one thunderous gale. Shiny stores rich in lore, The burning temper, like Earth's core. What am I?

What has only two words, but thousands of letters?

What is as light as a feather but even the strongest man in the world can’t hold it for long?