I have a spasm of envy for the person that was killed by a falling bookcase, as long as it doesn't happen… — Tom Stoppard Copy Share Image
“You don’t see someone flying and you begin to bite yourself for not being able to do that. You do what you… — Israelmore Ayivor Copy Share Image
“I once had a complete life - in love, in envy, in pains. Now, I was living a death. A peaceful, gorgeous,… — Prashant Chopra Copy Share Image
I envy them, those monks of old; Their books they read, and their beads they told. — George Payne Rainsford James Copy Share Image
That which belongs to others pleases us most, while that which belongs to us is most valued by others. — Vikrant Parsai Copy Share Image
The masses do not like those who surpass them in any regard. The average man envies and hates those who are different. — Ludwig von Mises Copy Share Image
But it is not given to every electrician to die in so glorious a manner as the justly envied Richmann. — Joseph Priestley Copy Share Image
Haters need to remember that before they start talking shit and pointing fingers, three fingers are pointed back at them. — Sammy Todd Copy Share Image
We envy those whose possessions or achievements are a reflection on our own. They are our neighbors and equals. It is they,… — Helmut Schoeck Copy Share Image
You know, I have had a terrible life. I married two men I really didn't like. My only daughter was killed in… — Clare Boothe Luce Copy Share Image
The motive behind criticism often determines its validity. Those who care criticize where necessary. Those who envy criticize the moment they think… — Criss Jami Copy Share Image
Let us not envy some men their accumulated riches; their burden would be too heavy for us; we could not sacrifice, as… — Jean de la Bruyere Copy Share Image
I am prone to envy. It is one of my three default emotions, the others being greed and rage. I have also… — Augusten Burroughs Copy Share Image
A heart at peace gives life to the body, but envy rots the bones. So save your anger and jealousy sweetheart, don't… — Glen Rambharack Copy Share Image
Beware of enemies who come disguised as friends, if a person hates you they won't want to see you succeeding at anything… — Rashida Rowe Copy Share Image
I'm not a completely envy-free zone - I envy 25-year-old men with magnificent bodies - but when I look at my colleagues… — David Starkey Copy Share Image
Love begets wisdom, thus it is, as often misconceived, more than vain layers of tenderness; it is inherently rational and comprehensive of… — Criss Jami Copy Share Image
“Was it possible to feel nostalgic about something that had never happened to him, possible for nostalgia to be taken in by… — Ashim Shanker Copy Share Image
There are some people whom we envy not because they are rich or handsome or successful, although they may be all or… — Elizabeth Bishop Copy Share Image
A house built on granite and strong foundations, not even the onslaught of pouring rain, gushing torrents and strong winds will be… — Haile Selassie Copy Share Image
Man represses the irrational passions of destructiveness, hate, envy, revenge; he worships power, money, the sovereign state, the nation; while he pays… — Erich Fromm Copy Share Image
“My love, you are driving the entire world mad. The nightingales are committing suicide one by one out of jealousy of your… — Kamand Kojouri Copy Share Image
We have to be despised by somebody whom we regard as above us, or we are not happy; we have to have… — Mark Twain Copy Share Image
“happiness is a choice. If you choose to mope and be glum, you shall be; but if you wish to be happy… — Lynsay Sands Copy Share Image
“Envy isn’t always green; it’s often black and white!" (On book reviews - from an article written in 2013)” — Eric J. Gates Copy Share Image
In Britain, any degree of success is met with envy and resentment. — Christopher Lee Copy Share Image
Negative states of mind, such as anger, resentment, fear, envy, and jealousy, are products of the ego. — Eckhart Tolle Copy Share Image
Friends talk, friends envy, friends hate, and at the same time friends wish they were to be you. — Adaeze Agbai Copy Share Image
I envy no man that knows more than myself, but pity them that know less. — Thomas Browne Copy Share Image
I rather envy writers who do variations on a theme. I like reading those books, but in practice, I can't do it. — John Lanchester Copy Share Image
When I see you my heart melts but then I see you with her and my heart hardens into stone... — Zatese Banks Copy Share Image
That's what is was to be young - to be enthusiastic rather than envious about the good work other people could do. — Kurt Vonnegut Copy Share Image
To venture upon an undertaking of any kind, even the most insignificant, is to sacrifice to envy. — Emile M. Cioran Copy Share Image
I'd the upbringing a nun would envy. Until I was fifteen I was more familiar with Africa than my own body. — Joe Orton Copy Share Image
Envy and jealousy are the private parts of the human soul. Perhaps the comparison can be extended. — Friedrich Nietzsche Copy Share Image
A beautiful woman peers out her window, as full of envy as the harridan who peers up at her from the street. — Mason Cooley Copy Share Image
The biggest obstacle to our happiness is under valuing what we have, and over valuing what others have. — Anonymous Copy Share Image
The secret of success is that it is not the absence of failure, but the absence of envy. — Herodotus Copy Share Image
Sometimes people hate you not because you did something wrong but because you're better than them and they cannot beat you. — Anonymous Copy Share Image
