Quotes
Quotes about Envy
Envy, to which th' ignoble mind's a slave, Is emulation in the learn'd or brave.
Envy, my son, wears herself away, and droops like a lamb under the influence of the evil eye. [Lat., L'invidia, figliuol mio, se stessa macera, E si dilegua come agnel per fascino.]
My mind gave me, In seeking tales and informations Against this man, whose honesty the devil And his disciples only envy at, Ye blew the fire that burns ye: now have at ye!
We make ourselves fools to disport ourselves And spend our flatteries to drink those men Upon whose age we void it up again With poisonous spite and envy.
Not on thy sole, but on thy soul, harsh Jew, Thou mak'st thy knife keen; but no metal can-- No, not the hangman's axe--bear half the keenness Of thy sharp envy.
Base envy withers at another's joy, And hates that excellence it cannot reach.
Envy is honors foe.
From envy, hatred, and malice, and all uncharitableness.
Three sparks--pride, envy, and avarice--have been kindled in all hearts. [It., Superbia, invidia ed avarizia sono Le tre faville che hanno i cori accesi.]
Friends I have made, whom Envy must commend, But not one foe whom I would wish a friend.
Hatred is active, and envy passive dislike; there is but one step from envy to hate.
Great honours are great burdens, but on whom They are cast with envy, he doth bear two loads. His cares must still be double to his joys, In any dignity.
As iron is eaten by rust, so are the envious consumed by envy.
Do not overrate what you have received, nor envy others. He who envies others does not obtain peace of mind.
Avarice, envy, pride. Three fatal sparks, have set the hearts of all on Fire.
Here at lastWe shall be free;the Almighty hath not builtHere for his envy, will not drive us hence:Here we may reign secure, and in my choiceTo reign is worth ambition though in Hell:Better to reign in Hell, than serve in Heaven. - Paradise Lost.
No evil is without its compensation. The less money, the less trouble; the less favor, the less envy. Even in those cases which put us out of wits, it is not the loss itself, but the estimate of the loss that troubles us.
Merit is often an obstacle to fortune; the reason is it produces two bad effects, envy and fear.
It is good to vary in order that you may frustrate the curious, especially those who envy you. - The Oracle.
There is nothing that exasperates people more than a display of superior ability or brilliance in conversation. They seem pleased at the time, but their envy makes them curse the conversationalist in their heart.
Moral indignation in most cases is, 2% moral, 48% indignation, and 50% envy.
This was the noblest Roman of them all. All the conspirators save only he Did that they did in envy of great Caesar; He, only in a general honest thought And common good to all, made one of them.
If the secret sorrows of everyone could be read on their forehead, how many who now cause envy would suddenly become the objects of pity.
If the secret sorrows of everyone could be read on their forehead, how many who now cause envy would suddenly become the objects of pity.
It is in the character if very few men to honor without envy a friend who has prospered.
