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.

With that malignant envy which turns pale,
And sickens, even if a friend prevail.

With that malignant envy which turns pale,
And sickens, even if a friend prevail.

Envy, to which th' ignoble mind's a slave,
Is emulation in the learn'd or brave.

Envy, to which th' ignoble mind's a slave,
Is emulation in the learn'd or brave.

How much better a thing it is to be envied than to be pitied.

How much better a thing it is to be envied than to be pitied.

I am Envy. I cannot read and therefore wish all books burned.

I am Envy. I cannot read and therefore wish all books burned.

Fools may our scorn, not envy, raise.
For envy is a kind of praise.

Fools may our scorn, not envy, raise.
For envy is a kind of praise.

Envy is the art of counting the other fellow's blessings instead of your own.

Envy is the art of counting the other fellow's blessings instead of your own.

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.

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

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