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Jealousy, that dragon which slays love under the pretence of keeping it alive.
Jealousy, that dragon which slays love under the pretence of keeping it alive.
It is not love that is blind, but jealousy.
It is not love that is blind, but jealousy.
Do not overrate what you have received, nor envy others. He who envies others does not obtain peace of mind.
Do not overrate what you have received, nor envy others. He who envies others does not obtain peace of mind.
No true love there can be without
Its dread penalty--jealousy.
No true love there can be without
Its dread penalty--jealousy.
Who surpasses or subdues mankind, must look down on the hate of those below.
Who surpasses or subdues mankind, must look down on the hate of those below.
O jealousy,
Thou ugliest fiend of hell! thy deadly venom
Preys on my vitals, turns the healthful read more
O jealousy,
Thou ugliest fiend of hell! thy deadly venom
Preys on my vitals, turns the healthful hue
Of my flesh check to haggard sallowness,
And drinks my spirit up!
Bear, like the Turk, no brother near the throne.
Bear, like the Turk, no brother near the throne.
Jealousy is cruel as the grave: the coals thereof are coals of fire.
Jealousy is cruel as the grave: the coals thereof are coals of fire.
The jealous are possessed by a mad devil and a dull spirit at the same time.
The jealous are possessed by a mad devil and a dull spirit at the same time.
