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Envy Quotes

Envy, envy eats them alive. If you had money, they’d envy you that. But since you don’t, they envy you for having such a good, bright, loving daughter. They envy you for just being a happy man. They envy you for not envying them. One of the greatest sorrows of human existence is that some people aren’t happy merely to be alive but find their happiness only in the misery of others. Dean Koontz
Envy consists in seeing things never in themselves, but only in their relations. If you desire glory, you may envy Napoleon, but Napoleon envied Caesar, Caesar envied Alexander, and Alexander, I daresay, envied Hercules, who never existed. Bertrand Russell
Joseph Epstein quote: "Envy is never general, but always very particular - at least..."
Envy is never general, but always very particular - at least envy of the kind one feels strongly. Joseph Epstein
Peter S. Beagle quote: "Envy nobody. It is the true secret of happiness, or at least..."
Envy nobody. It is the true secret of happiness, or at least the only one I know. (By Moonlight) Peter S. Beagle
Ralph Waldo Emerson quote: "Envy is ignorance, Imitation is Suicide."
Envy is ignorance, Imitation is Suicide. Ralph Waldo Emerson
Jodi Picoult quote: "Envy comes from wanting something that isn't yours, but grief..."
Envy comes from wanting something that isn't yours, but grief comes from losing something you've already had. Jodi Picoult
Socrates quote: "Envy is the ulcer of the soul."
Envy is the ulcer of the soul. Socrates
Andre Gide quote: "Envying another man's happiness is madness; you wouldn't know..."
Envying another man's happiness is madness; you wouldn't know what to do with it if you had it. Andre Gide
Jean Vanier quote: "Envy comes from people's ignorance of, or lack of belief in,..."
Envy comes from people's ignorance of, or lack of belief in, their own gifts. Jean Vanier
Envy among other ingredients has a mixture of the love of justice in it. We are more angry at undeserved than at deserved good-fortune. William Hazlitt
Ovid quote: "Envy aims very high."
Envy aims very high. Ovid
Yevgeny Yevtushenko quote: "Envy is an insult to oneself."
Envy is an insult to oneself. Yevgeny Yevtushenko
Harold Coffin quote: "Envy is the art of counting the other fellow's blessings..."
Envy is the art of counting the other fellow's blessings instead of your own. Harold Coffin
Arthur Chapman quote: "Envy is like a fly that passes all the body's sounder parts,..."
Envy is like a fly that passes all the body's sounder parts, and dwells upon the sores. Arthur Chapman
Titus Livius quote: "Envy like fire always makes for the highest points."
Envy like fire always makes for the highest points. Titus Livius

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