The envious man thinks that if his neighbor breaks a leg, he will be able to walk better himself

We envy those whose possessions or achievements are a reflection on our own. They are our neighbors and equals. It is they, above all who make plain the nature of our failure.

To claim "humanitarian motives" when the motive is envy and its supposed appeasement, is a favorite rhetorical device of politicians today, and has been for at least a hundred and fifty years.

Christianity provided man for the first time with supernatural beings who, he knew, could neither envy nor ridicule him.

The more kindness shown to an envious man, the worse he becomes.

Man's envy is at its most intense where all are almost equal; his calls for redistribution are loudest when there is virtually nothing to redistribute.

It’s an old Camorri tradition for when a bunch of people are planning something stupid, ” said Locke. “Actually, we have a lot of traditions for that. You’ll find out

I'm dying to be a great dad one day, whenever that day comes.

I'd never do a film that would hurt anyone's sentiments, be it Indian or not.

There is no such thing as neutrality where the gospel is concerned.

When you get arrested it's in big letters. When you get acquitted it's in small letters.

Finding patterns is the essence of wisdom

A book or a letter may institute a more intimate association between human beings separated thousands of miles from each other than exists between dwellers under the same roof.

There may be a sense in the electorate, especially among independents that President Obama has overreached in some ways.

Continuing to believe the same thing, even in the face of new evidence to the contrary, is the definition of insanity - except in politics where it's called leadership.

I love this country, but the union jack leaves me cold.