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    Jealousy is both reasonable and belongs to reasonable men, while envy is base and belongs to the base, for the one makes himself get good things by jealousy, while the other does not allow his neighbour to have them through envy.

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O! beware, my lord, of jealousy; It is the green-eyed monster which doth mock The meat it feeds on.

O! beware, my lord, of jealousy; It is the green-eyed monster which doth mock The meat it feeds on.

by William Shakespeare Found in: Jealousy Quotes,
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Jealousy is a disease, love is a healthy condition. The immature mind often mistakes one for the other, or assumes read more

Jealousy is a disease, love is a healthy condition. The immature mind often mistakes one for the other, or assumes that the greater the love, the greater the jealousy -- in fact, they're almost incompatible; one emotion hardly leaves room for the other. Both at once can produce unbearable turmoil...

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Whoever envies another confesses his superiority.

Whoever envies another confesses his superiority.

by Dr Samuel Johnson Found in: Jealousy Quotes,
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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.

by Buddha Found in: Jealousy Quotes,
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It is not love that is blind, but jealousy.

It is not love that is blind, but jealousy.

by Lawrence Durrell Found in: Jealousy Quotes,
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Jealousy is that pain which a man feels from the apprehension that he is not equally beloved by the person read more

Jealousy is that pain which a man feels from the apprehension that he is not equally beloved by the person whom he entirely loves

by Joseph Addison Found in: Jealousy Quotes,
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The venom clamours of a jealous woman poison more deadly than a mad dog's tooth.

The venom clamours of a jealous woman poison more deadly than a mad dog's tooth.

by William Shakespeare Found in: Jealousy Quotes,
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Set me as a seal upon thine heart, as a seal upon thine arm; for love is strong as death; read more

Set me as a seal upon thine heart, as a seal upon thine arm; for love is strong as death; jealousy is cruel as the grave.

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Jealousy is no more than feeling alone against smiling enemies.

Jealousy is no more than feeling alone against smiling enemies.

by Elizabeth E. Bowen Found in: Jealousy Quotes,
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