Envy Quotes
There have been two great narcotics in European civilisation: Christianity and alcohol.
You don’t see someone flying and you begin to bite yourself for not being able to do that. You do what you can.
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.
An envious heart makes a treacherous ear. They done 'heard' bout you just what they hope done happened.
Mortals are easily tempted to pinch the life out of their neighbor's buzzing glory, and think that such killing is no murder.
Dominance can be a tempration to division. "There are so many of us, we can afford to fight amongst ourselves.
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!
Or is it that slow paced evil creeps in when it espies and envies happiness, and then takes a deliberate foul delight in spoiling it?
No bird in a cage has ever come to know what the mountain winds feel like, by staring at the free flying birds, wishing that they would fall from the sky!
The bittersweet about truth is that nothing could be more hurtful, yet nothing could be more helpful.
Worry soils, even the purest mind.Envy poisons, even the purest heart.Greed sullies, even the purest soul.
Merry hearts are vulnerable to death, don't be over-joyed to the state of oblivion, lest the enemy poison your meal.
For a sane person to sincerely be happy that someone has succeeded, they have to either be profiting or likely to profit from that person’s success, or be that person.
One hand was behind his back, and he held it out, presenting a bouquet of white and smoky purple lilies. “They’re straight from the underworld, by the way. They are everlasting. They won’t die.
Some people talk about other people’s failures with so much pleasure that you would swear they are talking about their own successes.
Some people hate people who are overconfident, only because their overconfidence reminds them of their underconfidence.
We envy people who are extremely old because we wish to live that long, not because we want to be that old.
It means that the lack of knowledge is the foundation for all life failures, destruction, depression, difficulties, hatred, bitterness, envy, etc.
You can't always expect people to apply your wisdom when they didn't use wisdom before they found themselves knee deep in their version of justice.
Beware of those who are bitter, for they will never allow you to enjoy your fruit.
Beware of those who criticize you when you deserve some praise for an achievement, for it is they who secretly desire to be worshiped.
Envy is for people who don’t have the self-esteem to be jealous.
Medical Science Has Determined Envy, Anger Are Responsible For Plethora Of Medical Conditions
Poetry is jealous of you tonight, for as soon as I come to pen a few words, your perfume attacks me in the most civilised manner and I forget myself. I forget the poem. I forget the ...
If only you could see the greatness in yourself, you wouldn't envy the greatness in others.
Every flower blooms at its own pace.
Jealousy says, “Compete with each other.” Envy says, “Destroy each other.” Empathy says, “Help each other.” Love says, “Empower each other.
Because he has finally realized that it is it and not him that is loved by the woman he loves, many a man is jealous of his own car, house, wardrobe, or salary.
