It is better to be envied than pitied.

It is better to be envied than pitied.

But, oh! what mighty magician can assuage
A woman's envy?

But, oh! what mighty magician can assuage
A woman's envy?

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.

It is in the character if very few men to honor without envy a friend who has prospered.

It is in the character if very few men to honor without envy a friend who has prospered.

Who among us hasn't envied a cat's ability to ignore the cares of daily life and to relax completely?

Who among us hasn't envied a cat's ability to ignore the cares of daily life and to relax completely?

As iron is eaten away by rust, so the envious are consumed by their own passion.

As iron is eaten away by rust, so the envious are consumed by their own passion.

Whenever a friend succeeds, a little something in me dies.

Whenever a friend succeeds, a little something in me dies.

The only person worth envying is he person who doesn't envy.

The only person worth envying is he person who doesn't envy.

Some folks rail against other folks, because other folks have what some folks would be glad of.

Some folks rail against other folks, because other folks have what some folks would be glad of.