It is difficult to be ambitious without also being envious.

Those who are believed to be most abject and humble are usually most ambitious and envious.

— Baruch Spinoza

“those, who are believed to be most self—abased and humble, are generally in reality the most ambitious and envious”

— Spinoza

“Don't envy what people have, emulate what they did to have it.”

— Tim Fargo

Overwhelming and astounding inequality,especially when it has an element of the unattainable, arouses far less envy than minimal inequality, which inevitably causes the envious…

— Helmut Schoeck

I'm not envious of Leo [Messi]or Ney [Neymar]. Why would I be? If there is envy in the dressing room, you know it's only…

— Luis Suarez

Of the seven deadly sins, only envy is no fun at all.

— Joseph Epstein

Man is by nature competitive, combative, ambitious, jealous, envious, and vengeful.

— Arthur Keith

Envy, my children, follows pride; whoever is envious is proud. See, envy comes to us from Hell; the devils having sinned through pride, sinned…

— John Vianney

“Once she was standing by her locker and her puka shells broke and scattered and she made a joke about it but he could…

— Francesca Lia Block

Anger is a violent act, envy a constant habit - no one can be always angry, but he may be always envious.

— Hannah More

“Then had her envious heart rest, at least such rest as a heart full of envy and malice ever can have.”

— Hamilton Wright Mabie

“Quit being envious of someone else’s achievements because envy is totally a time stealer, a time waster, a focus stealer and a life purpose…

— Euginia Herlihy

When you make your mark in the world, watch out for the envious with erasers.

— Evan Esar

The praise of the envious is far less creditable than their censure; they praise only that which they can surpass, but that which surpasses…

— Charles Caleb Colton

Don't be envious of people with the perfect life, try to sacrifice your time as individuals towards achieving the best life you want for…

— Kemmy Nola