God is indeed a jealous God. He cannot bear to see, that we had rather not with him, but with each other… — Emily Dickinson Copy Share Image
Is it not clear, however, that bliss and envy are the numerator and denominator of the fraction called happiness? — Yevgeny Zamyatin Copy Share Image
In recompense, envy may be the subtlest - perhaps I should say the most insidious - of the seven deadly sins. — Joseph Epstein Copy Share Image
Make an enemy of jealousy and envy. As fast and soon as you can…. The art world is high school with money. — Jerry Saltz Copy Share Image
Just so far as we are pleased at finding faults, are we displeased at finding perfection. — Johann Kaspar Lavater Copy Share Image
Envy, like flame, blackens that which is above it, and which it cannot reach. — Jean Antoine Petit-Senn Copy Share Image
I live my life, breathless... A life of constant motion and excitement. A life that many will envy and most would avoid! — Eric Burdon Copy Share Image
I'm pretty rubbish, as we say in Britain, artwise, and I always envy people who can pick up something and even do… — Freddie Highmore Copy Share Image
Only those beneath me can envy or hate me. I have never been envied nor hated; I am above no one. Only… — Khalil Gibran Copy Share Image
“Envy is grieving at the good of another, than which no sin is more offensive to God, nor more injurious to our… — Matthew Henry Copy Share Image
Along with the idea of romantic love, she was introduced to another--physical beauty. Probably the most destructive ideas in the history of… — Toni Morrison Copy Share Image
I wish to live without hate, whim, jealousy, envy, and fear. I wish to be simple, honest, frank, natural . . to… — Elbert Hubbard Copy Share Image
Anger he smiles, towering in shiny metallic purple armor. Queen Jealousy, envy waits behind him, her fiery green gown sneers at the… — Jimi Hendrix Copy Share Image
The ox longs for the gaudy trappings of the horse; the lazy pack-horse would fain plough. [We envy the position of others,… — Horace Copy Share Image
I'm not confident around compliments or being celebrated, and I'm not comfortable with the thought of envy, which some people thrive on. — Rachel Weisz Copy Share Image
Now I'm not the type that gets upset, Try to disrespect folks just to earn respect. But learn this fact: whether white… — Slick Rick Copy Share Image
“We would do well to remember that envy is clearly the flint that ignites evil in our hearts. It apparently signals "I'm… — Craig Groeschel Copy Share Image
“Jealousy appears to be a redoubtable pitfall for love, on the toll road of self-absorption and unshareability. When love has to remain… — Erik Pevernagie Copy Share Image
Yes, Clay Matthews has a long, golden, Fabio-esque flowing mane that most women would chick-slap someone for. And yes, the shiny, beautiful,… — Julie Foudy Copy Share Image
I think about some of the novels I love - The Stranger, Disgrace, Quicksand and Passing, Giovanni's Room, The Talented Mr. Ripley.… — Danzy Senna Copy Share Image
Very few live by choice. Every man is placed in his present condition by causes which acted without his foresight, and with… — Samuel Johnson Copy Share Image
Economists suffer from a deep psychological disorder that I call 'physics envy'. We wish that 99 percent of economic behavior could be… — Andrew Lo Copy Share Image
“Some people are each holding on to a lover of theirs who no longer loves them and/or who they no longer love,… — Mokokoma Mokhonoana Copy Share Image