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It is better to be envied than pitied.
It is better to be envied than pitied.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Envy shoots at others and wounds itself
Envy shoots at others and wounds itself
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.
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.
A woman has two smiles that an angel might envy, the smile that accepts a lover before words are uttered, read more
A woman has two smiles that an angel might envy, the smile that accepts a lover before words are uttered, and the smile that lights on the first born babe, and assures it of a mother's love.
