There is nothing more universally commended than a fine day; the reason is that people can commend it without envy. — William Shenstone Copy Share Image
Who hath not heard the rich complain Of surfeits, and corporeal pain? He barr'd from every use of wealth, Envies the ploughman's… — John Gay Copy Share Image
Out of all virtues simplicity is my most favorite virtue. So much so that I tend to believe that simplicity can solve… — Ela Bhatt Copy Share Image
Politicians learned hundreds of years ago that people who had little material wealth were incredibly jealous of those who had more than… — Neal Boortz 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
When the new light which we beg for shines in upon us, there be [those] who envy and oppose, if it come… — John Milton Copy Share Image
“Now, don't sigh for envy at my week-end; I am sure it is to be dull, my dear, and you know my… — Lauren Groff Copy Share Image
A pathetic shadow, torn between her envy and thrill of being seen with Masomma, sharing in the attention as a weed would,… — Khaled Hosseini Copy Share Image
Music - not just the lyrics, but the music itself - expresses confused or illicit passions: rage, lust, envy, frustration, channeling these… — Sarah Churchwell Copy Share Image
A man finds in the productions of nature an inexhaustible stock of material on which he can employ himself, without any temptations… — Samuel Johnson Copy Share Image
I want to rid my heart of envy, and cleanse my soul of rage before I'm through. — Paul Simon Copy Share Image
“Watch out for those who celebrate your success with bitterness in their hearts! surely, they'll hail you for what you are, and… — Michael Bassey Johnson Copy Share Image
I do not envy the headache you will have when you awake. In the meantime, dream of large women. — Cary Elwes Copy Share Image
If the crow had been satisfied to eat his prey in silence, he would have had more meat and less quarreling and… — Horace Copy Share Image
No, I most certainly do not think advertising people are wonderful. I think they are horrible, and the worst menace to mankind,… — Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings Copy Share Image
“Existential envy which is directed against the other person’s very nature, is the strongest source of ressentiment. It is as if it… — Max Scheler Copy Share Image
Do what you do because Jesus is watching, not so you'll end up on some top 100 church list or be the… — Tim Stevens Copy Share Image
