Envy Quotes
Envy Quote of the day
An envious heart makes a treacherous ear. They done 'heard' bout you just what they hope done happened.
I had some ambition. I meant everything to be different with me. I thought I had more strength and mastery. But the most terrible obstacles are such as nobody can see except oneself.
To all apparent beauties blind, each blemish strikes an envious mind.
You go above and beyond them: but the higher you climb, the smaller you appear to the eye of envy. And he who flies is hated most of all.
Where envy is unavoidable it must be used as a stimulus to one’s own efforts, not to the thwarting of the efforts of rivals.
Still am I the richest and most to be envied - I, the lonesomest one!
Dominance can be a tempration to division. "There are so many of us, we can afford to fight amongst ourselves.
There have been two great narcotics in European civilisation: Christianity and alcohol.
One man cannot hold another man down in the ditch without remaining down in the ditch with him.
You don’t see someone flying and you begin to bite yourself for not being able to do that. You do what you can.
Mortals are easily tempted to pinch the life out of their neighbor's buzzing glory, and think that such killing is no murder.
I wish to live without hate, whim, jealousy, envy, and fear. I wish to be simple, honest, frank, natural . . to face any obstacle and meet every difficulty unabashed and unafraid.
Blessed is he who has learned to admire but not envy, to follow but not imitate, to praise but not flatter, and to lead but not manipulate.
The ineffable joy of forgiving and being forgiven forms an ecstasy that might well arouse the envy of the gods.
The enemy stays in the hearts of friends. Watch what your friends know about you and watch what you tell your friends, remember, egoism breeds jealousy and ends a relationship in discord.
Merry hearts are vulnerable to death, don't be over-joyed to the state of oblivion, lest the enemy poison your meal.
Saying of the ProphetEnvyEnvy devours good deeds, as a fire devours fuel.
Love does not envy, does not boast, does not delight in evil but rejoice in truth.
I envied Lesley her unshakable optimism. She always looked on the bright side of things. If they Had a bright side.
The sudden, painful flare of envy caught me by surprise. I was a loner, my last few years in school. I could have done with a friend like that.
When emerging from humble beginnings, those around you tend to underestimate your authenticity because they knew you before you were 'somebody'.
Envy nobody. It is the true secret of happiness, or at least the only one I know. (By Moonlight)
How much I'd always envied the tight life of voles. The hidey hole was happiness.
A life without envy, hatred and lies was not a life worth living.
Pamela was beautiful, it was true, and I felt that submerged attraction to her that everyone felt for the beautiful.
Anger, resentment and jealousy doesn't change the heart of others-- it only changes yours.
Saturated Arrogance...imprisoned musescried to be freeshe took away their quillsand saiddo not bother me...
It means that the lack of knowledge is the foundation for all life failures, destruction, depression, difficulties, hatred, bitterness, envy, etc.
If a man realizes who he is, he will not be envious of others or condemn them because he knows his own value, uniqueness and peculiar contribution
Because thankfulness is the tonic that always cures the cancers of greed, envy and jealously, it should be taken in liberal doses daily.
