Dead men may envy living mites in cheese, Or good germs even. Microbes have their joys, And subdivide, and never come to… — Wilfred Owen Copy Share Image
“Those who pretend as if they don't love you, are the ones who would hate to see you love another person.” — Michael Bassey Johnson Copy Share Image
I envy all suffering, because suffering is necessary to become spiritually beautiful. — Andrew Davidson Copy Share Image
At times almost all of us envy the animals. They suffer and die, but do not seem to make a "problem" of… — Alan Watts Copy Share Image
In 20 years, I'm going to - I'm sure - envy the body that I have now. I look fabulous and it's… — Lauren Ash Copy Share Image
You will be able to check envy if you rejoice with the man whom you envy whenever he rejoices, and grieve whenever… — Maximus the Confessor Copy Share Image
They envy the distinction I have won; let them therefore, envy my toils, my honesty, and the methods by which I gained… — Sallust Copy Share Image
I'm always nervous doing auditions - to be honest, I hate it. I always envy the actors who are so cool and… — Daniel Bruhl Copy Share Image
There will always be people who can do it better than you, but that's a good thing! Start to see competition as… — Kathryn Budig Copy Share Image
It is doubly chimerical to build peace on economic foundations which, in turn, rest on the systematic cultivation of greed and envy,… — E. F. Schumacher Copy Share Image
Even in those cities which seem to enjoy the blessings of peace, and where the arts florish, the inhabitants are devoured by… — Voltaire Copy Share Image
“For a sane person to sincerely be happy that someone has succeeded, they have to either be profiting or likely to profit… — Mokokoma Mokhonoana Copy Share Image
TRUTH: When a child believes he must win to be worthy, when young adults define themselves by what they do and not… — Tom Shadyac Copy Share Image
If we want to eliminate bad qualities like hatred, envy, pride and ostentation, we have to employ Sathya, Dharma, Santhi and Prema… — Sathya Sai Baba Copy Share Image
“Envy, bitter envy, was permeating his soul drop by drop, like a poison that tainted all his pleasures and made his life… — Guy de Maupassant Copy Share Image
I have sometimes dreamt ... that when the Day of Judgment dawns and the great conquerors and lawyers and statesmen come to… — Virginia Woolf Copy Share Image
No one is able to produce a great work of art without experience, nor achieve a worldly position immediately, nor be a… — Alain de Botton Copy Share Image
The rich are the most discriminated-against minority in the world. Openly or covertly, everybody hates the rich because, openly or covertly, everybody… — Tom Robbins Copy Share Image
All people, entrepreneurs as well as non-entrepreneurs, look askance upon any profits earned by other people. Envy is a common weakness of… — Ludwig von Mises Copy Share Image
We have a higher percentage of the intelligentsia engaged in buying and selling pieces of paper and promoting trading activity than in… — Charlie Munger Copy Share Image
I don’t think I pity her. She doesn’t strike me as a girl that suggests compassion. I think I envy her... I… — Henry James Copy Share Image
All of us are prone to excuse our own mediocre performance. We blame our misfortunes, our disfigurements, our so-called handicaps. Victims of… — Thomas S. Monson Copy Share Image
Envy, jealousy, ambition, any kind of greed are passions; love is an action, the practice of human power, which can be practiced… — Erich Fromm Copy Share Image