Riches do not exhilarate us so much with their possession as they torment us with their loss. — Epicurus Copy Share Image
When we think of cruelty, we must try to remember the stupidity, the envy, the frustration from which it has arisen. — Anonymous Copy Share Image
A man comes to measure his greatness by the regrets, envies and hatreds of his competitors. — Ralph Waldo Emerson Copy Share Image
The maxim that men are not to be praised before their death was invented by envy and too lightly adopted by philosophers. — Luc de Clapiers Copy Share Image
“For a moment he was filled with envy, revolt, and bitter jealousy. He asked himself why he was poor whilst others were… — Émile Zola Copy Share Image
“Egalitarian societies strangle the imagination without even satisfying envy.” — Nicolás Gómez Dávila Copy Share Image
is there not an Arabick Proverb which goes, 'No one throws Stones at a Barren Tree'? — Erica Jong Copy Share Image
I envy the people who say, 'oh, well, I've got my name in the golden book and I'm going to be entered… — William Shatner Copy Share Image
I'm tired of liberals dividing this country up into little groups, setting them upon each other, breeding spite and envy, and then… — Allen West Copy Share Image
“In a strange way, I envied the quality of Morrie's time even as I lamented its diminishing supply. Why did we bother… — Mitch Albom Copy Share Image
[Envy not for...] Whatever difference there may appear to be in men's fortunes, there is still a certain compensation of good and… — Pierre Charron Copy Share Image
“He had been dazzled. Because of the dazzling brightness, he had had to kill [Seigen]. All who had encountered Seigen had had… — Takayuki Yamaguchi Copy Share Image
If I were reincarnated, I'd want to come back a buzzard. Nothing hates him or envies him or wants him or needs… — William Faulkner Copy Share Image
What thrust us into war were not Hitler's political teachings: the cause, this time, was his successful attempt to establish a new… — J. F. C. Fuller Copy Share Image
“The consequence of this is that I'm always finding humans at their best and worst. I see their ugly and their beauty,… — Markus Zusak Copy Share Image
“Please don’t say another word. You look beautiful. In Marissa’s wildest dreams, she could never fill out that dress the way you… — M. Leighton Copy Share Image
If it had not been for the pernicious power of envy, men would not so have exalted vengeance above innocence and profit… — Thucydides Copy Share Image
“Part of me wanted to be like the other guys at school. I wanted to be simple. People who do less thinking… — J. Matthew Nespoli Copy Share Image
America does not go abroad in search of monsters to destroy. She is the well-wisher to the freedom and independence of all.… — John Quincy Adams Copy Share Image
“Envy is resentment of good things that happen to other people. Jealousy increases the importance of the person we wish belonged only… — Carlos Fuentes Copy Share Image
That praises are without reason lavished on the dead, and that the honours due only to are paid to antiquity, is a… — Ben Jonson Copy Share Image
Why is it we want so badly to memorialize ourselves? Even while we're still alive. We wish to assert our existence, like… — Margaret Atwood Copy Share Image
We have more experience of movement and more capacity for it than of feeling and thought... We know much more about movement… — Moshe Feldenkrais Copy Share Image
“If you hold a candle close to you, its flame rises. And if you hold it away from you, its flame shrinks.… — Suzy Kassem Copy Share Image
“Millions upon millions will attain your ceremony, but don't think all of them are in a ceremonius mood.” — Michael Bassey Johnson Copy Share Image
The dullard's envy of brilliant men is always assuaged by the suspicion that they will come to a bad end. — Max Beerbohm Copy Share Image
If people talk about you behind your back, obviously you're steps ahead of them :] — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Envy no man... His trousers may look good, but his boxers might be full of holes... — MO'zee Copy Share Image
Of all the disorders in the soul, envy is the only one no one confesses to. — Plutarch Copy Share Image
What I envy most about you Christians is your forgiveness; I have nobody to forgive me. — Marghanita Laski Copy Share Image
Today you will envy the blessings of another, or you will bask in the wonder of the amazing grace you have been… — Paul David Tripp Copy Share Image
He that cannot possibly mend his own case will do what he can to impair another's. — Francis Bacon Copy Share Image
True confidence has no room for jealously and envy. When you know you are great, you have no reason to hate. — Abhishek Tiwari Copy Share Image
I envy no man's nightingale or spring; Nor let them punish me with loss of rhyme, Who plainly say, My God, My… — George Herbert Copy Share Image
Envy lies between two beings equal in nature though unequal in circumstances. — Jeremy Collier Copy Share Image
The truth is that we should live with less envy and more cordiality and empathy. — Leonardo Bonucci Copy Share Image
Celebrate and leverage on people's accomplishments rather than compare and become envious about it. — Jonathan Brani Copy Share Image
“And I envy you. You have the one thing that matters. You have all your discoveries before you.” — John Fowles Copy Share Image