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    Man will do many things to get himself loved; he will do all things to get himself envied.

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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.

by Aeschylus Found in: Envy Quotes,
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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.

by Harold Coffin Found in: Envy Quotes,
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My mind gave me,
In seeking tales and informations
Against this man, whose honesty the devil
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My mind gave me,
In seeking tales and informations
Against this man, whose honesty the devil
And his disciples only envy at,
Ye blew the fire that burns ye: now have at ye!

by William Shakespeare Found in: Envy Quotes,
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The only person worth envying is he person who doesn't envy.

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

by Anonymous Found in: Envy Quotes,
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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.

by Oscar Levant Found in: Envy Quotes,
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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.

by John Gay Found in: Envy Quotes,
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But, oh! what mighty magician can assuage
A woman's envy?

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

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Envy assails the noblest: the winds howl around the highest
peaks.
[Lat., Summa petit livor: perflant altissima venti.]

Envy assails the noblest: the winds howl around the highest
peaks.
[Lat., Summa petit livor: perflant altissima venti.]

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Envy, like fire, soars upward.
[Lat., Invidiam, tamquam ignem, summa petere.]

Envy, like fire, soars upward.
[Lat., Invidiam, tamquam ignem, summa petere.]

by Titus Livy Found in: Envy Quotes,
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