The worship of God is, Honouring his gifts in other men each according to his genius, and loving the greatest men best;… — William Blake Copy Share Image
Other passions have objects to flatter them, and seem to content and satisfy them for a while; there is power in ambition,… — Michel de Montaigne Copy Share Image
“When I realize that God makes his gifts fit each person, there's no way I can covet what you got because it… — William P. Smith Copy Share Image
Gloucestershire police must be the envy of the human rights-abusing cop world. From Turkey to Indonesia they will say, 'Kidnapping peace protestors!… — Mark Thomas Copy Share Image
Peculiar as I was, and remain, I was trained to be practical. I'm still amazed at the radical temerity of my friends,… — Debra Dean Copy Share Image
I love the power of the musician who composes and performs. I envy their ability to put a nugget of truth in… — Kim Harrison Copy Share Image
They say that love and tears are learned without any master; and I may say that there is no great need of… — Nicolas Caussin Copy Share Image
The same old caveman feeling-greed, envy, violence, and mutual hate, which along the way assumed respectable pseudonyms like class struggle, racial struggle,… — Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn Copy Share Image
I envy people that have separate lives - that their job is one thing, their personal life is another. I've never been… — Slater Bradley Copy Share Image
If you hold a candle close to you, its flame rises. And if you hold it away from you, its flame shrinks.… — Suzy Kassem Copy Share Image
“You were happy!” I exclaimed, as I returned quickly to the town, “‘as gay and contented as a man can be!’” God… — Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Copy Share Image
You can say I had a severe case of 'Roots' envy. I wanted to be like Alex Haley, and I wanted to… — Henry Louis Gates Copy Share Image
We all want to be stars. The idea of being revered and envied must be encoded somewhere deep in our DNA. So… — Tonya Hurley Copy Share Image
[Indira Gandhi] looked tired that day, and all of a sudden I exclaimed, 'Deep down I don't envy you, and I shouldn't… — Oriana Fallaci Copy Share Image
I have lived in the pursuit of a vision, both personal and social. Personal: to care for what is noble, for what… — Bertrand Russell Copy Share Image
“The ultimate goal of the arriviste’s aspirations is not to acquire a thing of value, but to be more highly esteemed than… — Max Scheler Copy Share Image
There is a proper measure in all things, certain limits beyond which and short of which right is not to be found.… — Horace Copy Share Image
Above all, believe it, the sweetest canticle is Nunc dimittis, when a man hath obtained worthy ends and expectations. Death hath this… — Francis Bacon Copy Share Image
Yes, free markets tend to produce unequal incomes. We should not be ashamed of that. On the contrary, our system is the… — Arthur C. Brooks Copy Share Image
It stirs up envy, fame does. People feel fame gives them some kind of privilege to walk up to you and say… — Marilyn Monroe Copy Share Image
“I envy you. You think you can change things. Stop the universe. Undo what was done long before you came along. You… — Kami Garcia Copy Share Image
No bird in a cage has ever come to know what the mountain winds feel like, by staring at the free flying… — C. JoyBell C Copy Share Image
Hatred also is short lived; but that which makes the splendor of the present and the glory of the future remains forever… — Thucydides Copy Share Image
Virtually all of life's ills boil down to mindlessness. If you can understand someone else's perspective, then there's no reason to be… — Ellen Langer Copy Share Image
Generally, I'm terrified of shopping. I like the idea of being well-dressed, but I've always struggled to get anything that fits. I… — Stephen Merchant Copy Share Image
“The soul of the world is nourished by people's happiness. And also by unhappiness, envy, and jealousy. To realize one's destiny is… — Paulo Coelho Copy Share Image
We need to get rid of hate, envy, jealousy, discord in ourselves, so we can reach a solution in terms of peace… — Chico Xavier Copy Share Image
Ah, if only there were two of me, she thought, one who spoke and the other who listened, one who lived and… — Simone de Beauvoir Copy Share Image
“Envy, Doña Lola had once said, eats at you from the inside and turns your eyes green when you look at the… — Esmeralda Santiago Copy Share Image
The free electoral process is one of the things that outsiders envy most about this country. The distinctly American two-party system is… — Robert A. Agresta Copy Share Image
“It means that the lack of knowledge is the foundation for all life failures, destruction, depression, difficulties, hatred, bitterness, envy, etc.” — Sunday Adelaja Copy Share Image
I admire but don't envy people who have children and also have big, wonderful perfect houses. Maybe Martha Stewart could do it;… — Audra McDonald Copy Share Image
A little grit in the eye destroyeth the sight of the very heavens, and a little malice or envy a world of… — Thomas Traherne Copy Share Image
I know that a man who shows me his wealth is like the beggar who shows me his poverty; they are both… — Ben Hecht Copy Share Image
The politics of envy is the politics of this commandment: "Thou shalt not steal, except by majority vote." It is the politics… — Gary North Copy Share Image
Any designer believes his gun is the best, and when its test performance is a bit less impressive compared to others, he… — Mikhail Kalashnikov Copy Share Image
When you feel like everyone's against you, but you're not sure why. Just remember that people love to throw rocks at things… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
“Envy hurt exponentially more than heartbreak because your soul was torn in two, half soaring with happiness for another person, half mired… — Diana Peterfreund Copy Share Image
Envy is insult of own self.One who envies never have own peace of mind.Flame of envy burns inner peace & make ugly… — DrAnil Kr Sinha Copy Share Image
Let’s face it: There are people who won’t be happy when you get too blessed. There are people who feel threatened by… — Bo Sanchez Copy Share Image
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