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Whoever feels pain in hearing a good character of his neighbor, will feel a pleasure in the reverse. And those read more
Whoever feels pain in hearing a good character of his neighbor, will feel a pleasure in the reverse. And those who despair to rise in distinction by their virtues, are happy if others can be depressed to a level of themselves.
Envy, like fire, soars upward.
[Lat., Invidiam, tamquam ignem, summa petere.]
Envy, like fire, soars upward.
[Lat., Invidiam, tamquam ignem, summa petere.]
No man likes to be surpassed by those of this own level.
[Lat., A proximis quisque minime anteire vult.]
No man likes to be surpassed by those of this own level.
[Lat., A proximis quisque minime anteire vult.]
If we did but know how little some enjoy of the great things that they possess, there would not be read more
If we did but know how little some enjoy of the great things that they possess, there would not be much envy in the world.
But, oh! what mighty magician can assuage
A woman's envy?
But, oh! what mighty magician can assuage
A woman's envy?
I am Envy. I cannot read and therefore wish all books burned.
I am Envy. I cannot read and therefore wish all books burned.
I am one of those unhappy persons who inspire bores to the greatest flights of art.
I am one of those unhappy persons who inspire bores to the greatest flights of art.
They that envy others are their inferiors.
They that envy others are their inferiors.
Envy is a symptom of lack of appreciation of our own uniqueness and self worth. Each of us has something read more
Envy is a symptom of lack of appreciation of our own uniqueness and self worth. Each of us has something to give that no one else has.