Capitalism is the system that has enabled greatness and made America the envy of the world. — Trish Regan Copy Share Image
Do you know the hallmark of the second-rater? It's resentment of another man's achievement. — Ayn Rand Copy Share Image
Next to worry probably one of the most potent causes of unhappiness is envy. — Bertrand Russell Copy Share Image
Disgust is often more deeply buried than envy and anger, but it compounds and intensifies the other negative emotions. — Martha Nussbaum Copy Share Image
I am the joy of those who love me, The sorrow of those who hate me! And the occupation of those who… — Nishan Panwar Copy Share Image
O! what a Godlike Power is that of doing Good! I envy the Rich and the Great for nothing else! — Samuel Richardson Copy Share Image
“Beware of those who are bitter, for they will never allow you to enjoy your fruit.” — Suzy Kassem Copy Share Image
I do not envy a clergyman's life as an easy life, nor do I envy the clergyman who makes it an easy… — Samuel Johnson Copy Share Image
“The way you think about yourself determines your reality. You are not being hurt by the way people think about you. Many… — Shannon L. Alder Copy Share Image
It is usually the case with most men that their nature is so constituted that they pity those who fare badly and… — Baruch Spinoza Copy Share Image
Whether as a radical student, a community organizer or a far left politician, Barack Obama's ideology has been based on a vision… — Thomas Sowell Copy Share Image
We like the idea of childhood but are not always crazy about the kids we know. We like it, that is, when… — C. Sommerville Copy Share Image
“What cannot be seen: our crumpled childhoods, our scarred wrists, how we hated our bodies, how hard we tried, your needle marks?… — Brigid Lowry Copy Share Image
We are often infinitely mistaken, and take the falsest measures, when we envy the happiness of rich and great men; we know… — Joseph Hall Copy Share Image
I never quite understood these actors - though I envy them sometimes - who can lie out for a year or two.… — Sylvester Stallone Copy Share Image
In the race for wealth, a neighbor tries to outdo his neighbor, but this strife is good for men. For the potter… — Hesiod Copy Share Image
Moderation is caused by the fear of exciting the envy and contempt which those merit who are intoxicated with their good fortune;… — Francois de La Rochefoucauld 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
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
“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
“Ma did not want me to grow up with envy. She didn't want me to grow up wanting what I couldn't have… — Elaine Lui Copy Share Image
Kelsier smiled. 'It means that you, Vin, are a very special person. You have a power that most high noblemen envy. It… — Brandon Sanderson Copy Share Image
“The first time he had taken the massa to one of these "high-falutin' to-dos," as Bell called them, Kunta had been all… — Alex Haley Copy Share Image
A full scale nuclear exchange, lasting less than 60 minutes...could wipe out more than 300 million Americans, Europeans, and Russians, as well… — John F. Kennedy Copy Share Image
