Envy not greatness: for thou mak'st thereby
Thyself the worse, and so the distance greater.

Envy not greatness: for thou mak'st thereby
Thyself the worse, and so the distance greater.

Envy, my son, wears herself away, and droops like a lamb under
the influence of the evil eye.
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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.]

Do not envy a sinner; you don't know what disaster awaits him.

Do not envy a sinner; you don't know what disaster awaits him.

I envy people who drink. At least they have something to blame everything on.

I envy people who drink. At least they have something to blame everything on.

You have enemies? Good. That means you've stood up for something, sometime in your life.

You have enemies? Good. That means you've stood up for something, sometime in your life.

The truest mark of being born with great qualities, is being born without envy.

The truest mark of being born with great qualities, is being born without envy.

Our envy of others devours us most of all.

Our envy of others devours us most of all.

Not on thy sole, but on thy soul, harsh Jew,
Thou mak'st thy knife keen; but no metal can--
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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.

Envy shoots at others and wounds itself

Envy shoots at others and wounds itself