“It is only if the primary or only reason you do what you do is to make money that you will envy… — Mokokoma Mokhonoana Copy Share Image
“Those who envy the success of others are normally ignorant to the sacrafices, failures, and dedication that it took for them to… — Noel DeJesus Copy Share Image
“I envy you then. I have no idea what it would be like to have people like that in my life. People… — Caitlyn Nicholas Copy Share Image
All envy is proportionate to desire; we are uneasy at the attainments of another, according as we think our own happiness would… — Samuel Johnson Copy Share Image
The jealous man is so preoccupied with what he hasn't got that he fails to appreciate the value of what he has… — William Ralph Inge Copy Share Image
“Because he has finally realized that it is it and not him that is loved by the woman he loves, many a… — Mokokoma Mokhonoana Copy Share Image
“...if your cart is empty and the others are full, you can only hold out so long: then you're overwhelmed by envy,… — Italo Calvino Copy Share Image
The Bible and several other self help or enlightenment books cite the Seven Deadly Sins. They are: pride, greed, lust, envy, wrath,… — Dave Mustaine Copy Share Image
“I am touched by her life, how it moves forward, pulses and springs. There is no fragmentation, nothing stunted or wedged. I… — Leila Aboulela Copy Share Image
The idea of equality is a by-product of the sentiment of envy. Since it must always prove beyond human ower to raise… — Rafael Sabatini Copy Share Image
Appearing better than others is always dangerous, but most dangerous of all is to appear to have no faults or weaknesses. It… — Robert Greene Copy Share Image
The idea of caring is that someone is making money faster [than you are] is one of the deadly sins. Envy is… — Charlie Munger Copy Share Image
“We have reached a stage in evolution which is not the final stage. We must pass through it quickly, for if we… — Bertrand Russell Copy Share Image
Each person's drive to overwork is unique, and doing too much numbs every workaholic's emotions differently. Sometimes overwork numbs depression, sometimes anger,… — Arlie Russell Hochschild Copy Share Image
“I have never been joyful, and yet it has always seemed as if joy were my constant companion, as if the buoyant… — Søren Kierkegaard Copy Share Image
“There are going to be times in our lives when someone else gets an unexpected blessing or receives some special recognition. May… — Jeffrey R. Holland Copy Share Image
A man's tailored jacket is like a compartmentalized storage unit with sleeves. Women eye those pockets with envy while searching for a… — Christina Binkley Copy Share Image
Success makes so many people hate you. I wish it wasn't that way. It would be wonderful to enjoy success without seeing… — Marilyn Monroe Copy Share Image
“Poetry destroyed? Genius banished? No! Mediocrity, no: do not let envy prompt you to the thought. No; they not only live, but… — Charlotte Brontë Copy Share Image
Envy, though not the greatest sin, is the only one that gives the sinner no pleasure at all, not even fake and… — Peter Kreeft Copy Share Image
“Once envy eats away at someone, everything you do only makes it grow, and day by day it festers inside him. Eventually… — Robert Greene Copy Share Image
I envy people who have the capacity to sit with another human being and find them endlessly interesting, I would rather watch… — Carrie Fisher Copy Share Image
Probably nothing in the experience of the rank and file of workers causes more bitterness and envy than the realization which comes… — Mary Barnett Gilson Copy Share Image
“If you see something dynamic in another person, speak up. It's time to stop letting haters set the precedent, while negativity becomes… — Andrena Sawyer Copy Share Image
People seldom know the sacrifices you made to get where you are, yet they criticize you and envy you, instead of trying… — Rashida Rowe Copy Share Image
Sadly for my wedding plans, I learned that Nestor is a bardash. I envy the men who enjoy his favors. He has… — Tamora Pierce Copy Share Image
As an introvert, you can be your own best friend or your worst enemy. The good news is we generally like our… — Laurie Helgoe Copy Share Image
Resentment and gratitude cannot coexist, since resentment blocks the perception and experience of life as a gift. My resentment tells me that… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
A lot of people live with no apparent means of support. I kind of envy the musicians up there. You're down here,… — Kurt Voss Copy Share Image
“For envy makes no claim whatsoever about the moral superiority of the envier, or about the “goodness” of his or her state… — Sianne Ngai Copy Share Image
Virtues are formed by prayer. Prayer preserves temperance. Prayer suppresses anger. Prayer prevents emotions of pride and envy. Prayer draws into the… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
One of the deadliest poisons a person can consume in their lifetime is the poison of jealousy. Jealousy opens flood gate of… — Anil Sinha Copy Share Image
We are told to walk noiselessly through the world, that we may waken neither hatred, nor envy; but, alas! what can we… — Jean Antoine Petit-Senn Copy Share Image
Its funny when the one you love hurts you and expect for you to go crazy and be miserable... But in the… — Veronica Rara Lorenzo Copy Share Image
I go about looking at horses and cattle. They eat grass, make love, work when they have to, bear their young. I… — Sherwood Anderson Copy Share Image
Have you ever taken a sober look at any of the mutants who run these Hollywood-gossip sites? What a crew! None of… — Jim Goad Copy Share Image
... the introduction of the doctrine of polygamy was the first time in my life that I desired the grave, and I… — Brigham Young Copy Share Image
But if you look at Victoria's Secret models, honestly, young girls don't necessarily look up to them for the healthiest reasons. It's… — Carmen Carrera Copy Share Image
It's an odd feeling-farewell-there is some envy in it. Men go off to be tested for courage and if we're tested at… — Isak Dinesen Copy Share Image
“People view celebrities from a place of envy and inferiority. Instead of being personally inspired by their great artistry they see them… — Willa Shalit Copy Share Image