Men are in general so tricky, so envious, and so cruel that when we find one who is only weak, we are too happy.
Envy, my children, follows pride; whoever is envious is proud. See, envy comes to us from Hell; the devils having sinned through pride, sinned also through envy, envying our glory, our happiness. Why do we envy the happiness and the goods of others? Because we are proud; we should like to be the sole possessors of talents, riches, of the esteem and love of all the world! We hate our equals, because they are our equals; our inferiors, from the fear that they may equal us; our superiors, because they are above us.
Jealousy is the fear or apprehension of superiority: envy our uneasiness under it.
I was in love with everything- I wanted to look with love at the angry people so that their eyes would be forced to respond; and I wanted to bring gifts to the envious and tell them that I am worthless.
Some of my affectionate envious friends say, "You write too much. " Maybe, I answer. But as long as the best of your little is worse than the worst of my much, I will keep on doing so.
Whom do I hate most among the rabble of today? The socialist rabble, the chandala apostles, who undermine the instinct, the pleasure, the worker's sense of satisfaction with his small existence-who make him envious, who teach him revenge. The source of wrong is never unequal rights but the claim of "equal" rights.
At my age I'm envious of a stiff wind.
While we're talking, envious time is fleeing: pluck the day, put no trust in the future
The silence of the envious is too noisy.
That some are poorer than others, ever was and ever will be: And that many are naturally querulous and envious, is an Evil as old as the World.
As time went on, I got envious and wanted to do a lot of stunts myself
The envious are more likely to be mollified by seeing others deprived of some advantage than by gaining it for themselves. It is not what they lack that chiefly troubles them, but what others have.
The greatest harm that you can do unto the envious, is to do well.
The gigantic intellect, the envious temper, the ravenous ambition and the rotten heart of Daniel Webster.
It is the usual consolation of the envious, if they cannot maintain their superiority, to represent those by whom they are surpassed as inferior to some one else.
I'm not envious of Leo [Messi]or Ney [Neymar]. Why would I be? If there is envy in the dressing room, you know it's only going to affect results.
Those who are broad-minded and considerate are like the spring breeze, warm and nurturing, at show touch all being grow. Those who are envious an d cruel are like the snow of the northlands, stilling and freezing, at whose touch all beings die.
That's what is was to be young - to be enthusiastic rather than envious about the good work other people could do.
A person influenced by circumstances can become viciously envious or affectionately kind. Our company and our surroundings have a crucial effect on our consciousness. How important it is to be an instrument to bring out the inherent good of each other rather than the worst.
The Number our envious Persons, confirmation our capability.