Envy Quote by Ambrose Bierce Download Open image “ILLUSTRIOUS, adj. Suitably placed for the shafts of malice, envy and detraction.” — Ambrose Bierce ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 2.7 out of 5 (10 ratings) Copy quoteShare Envy Inspirational Love Malice
Illustrious man! deriving honor less from the splendor of his situation than from the dignity of his mind. — Charles James Fox Copy Share Image
There goes the parson, oh illustrious spark! And there, scarce less illustrious, goes the clerk. — William Cowper Copy Share Image
I tread in the footsteps of illustrious men... in receiving from the people the sacred trust confided to my illustrious predecessor. — Martin Van Buren Copy Share Image
“THERE IS ENCHANTMENT in a uniform, especially one that marks the wearer as a person of rare skills, courage or achievement. A” — Frank W. Abagnale Copy Share Image
A man who knew his job as he spent a long time commanding a regiment and who earned great respect from everybody. — Aleksandr Vasilevsky Copy Share Image
Illustrious acts high raptures do infuse, And every conqueror creates a muse. — Edmund Waller Copy Share Image
It is a grand old name, that of gentleman, and has been recognized as a rank and power in all stages of society. To… — Samuel Smiles Copy Share Image
Virtue knowing no base repulse, shines with untarnished honour; nor does she assume or resign her emblems of honour by the will of some… — Horace Copy Share Image
Honorable, adj.: Afflicted with an impediment in one's reach. In legislative bodies, it is customary to mention all members as honorable; as, "the honorable… — Ambrose Bierce Copy Share Image
Title and ancestry render a good man more illustrious, but an ill one more contemptible. — Joseph Addison Copy Share Image
“You might, for example, be interested to know that the word “prestigious” is derived from the Latin praestigiae, which means “conjuror’s tricks.” Isn’t that… — Cheryl Strayed Copy Share Image
OBSESSED, p.p. Vexed by an evil spirit, like the Gadarene swine and other critics. Obsession was once more common than it is now. Arasthus… — Ambrose Bierce Copy Share Image
DECIDE, v.i. To succumb to the preponderance of one set of influences over another set. — Ambrose Bierce Copy Share Image
IMMORAL, adj. Inexpedient. Whatever in the long run and with regard to the greater number of instances men find to be generally inexpedient comes… — Ambrose Bierce Copy Share Image
REVIEW, v.t. To set your wisdom (holding not a doubt of it./ Although in truth there's neither bone nor skin to it)/ At work… — Ambrose Bierce Copy Share Image
CLOCK, n. A machine of great moral value to man, allaying his concern for the future by reminding him what a lot of time… — Ambrose Bierce Copy Share Image
RUBBISH, n. Worthless matter, such as the religions, philosophies, literatures, arts and sciences of the tribes infesting the regions lying due south from Boreaplas. — Ambrose Bierce Copy Share Image
There was never a genius who was not thought a fool until he disclosed himself; whereas he is a fool then only. — Ambrose Bierce Copy Share Image
Telephone, n. An invention of the devil which abrogates some of the advantages of making a disagreeable person keep his distance. — Ambrose Bierce Copy Share Image
WHANGDEPOOTENAWAH, n. In the Ojibwa tongue, disaster; an unexpected affliction that strikes hard. — Ambrose Bierce Copy Share Image
Jealous, adj. Unduly concerned about the preservation of that which can be lost only if not worth keeping. — Ambrose Bierce Copy Share Image
RIDICULE, n. Words designed to show that the person of whom they are uttered is devoid of the dignity of character distinguishing him who… — Ambrose Bierce Copy Share Image
The vision of the left, full of envy and resentment, takes its worst toll on those at the bottom - whether black or white… — Thomas Sowell Copy Share Image
“He often remembered his dad's admonition that envy was mental theft. If you coveted another man's possessions, Dad said, then you should be willing… — Dean Koontz Copy Share Image
“I don't envy "busy." Busy means having a schedule, not living life. What I really covet is leisure and peace of mind. Those who… — Donna Lynn Hope Copy Share Image
Thinking, or more precisely identification with thinking, gives rise to and maintains the ego, which, in our Western society in particular, is out of… — Eckhart Tolle Copy Share Image
“Is it not strange that the more someone has, the less he feels he has? Envy can never be sated.” — Jeff Wheeler Copy Share Image
Sometimes I envy painters, it is wonderful to remain in front of a bouquet of flowers a whole morning, or even longer. A photographer… — Edouard Boubat Copy Share Image
avarice breeds envy, a worm that is always gnawing, letting the avaricious enjoy neither their own nor anyone else's good. — St. Catherine of Siena 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 can.” — Israelmore Ayivor Copy Share Image
Knowledge forbidden? Suspicious, reasonless. Why should their Lord Envy them that? Can it be sin to know, Can it be death? And do they… — John Milton Copy Share Image
“Who would have thought you had so many supporters?" she whispered. "Not mine, my love. Yours. I had not a one till you started… — Michele Sinclair Copy Share Image
![“Virtue knowing no base repulse, shines with untarnished honour; nor does she assume or resign her emblems of honour by the will of some popular breeze. [Lat., Virtus repulse nescia sordidae, Intaminatis fulget honoribus; Nec sumit aut ponit secures Arbitrio popularis aurae.]” quote by Horace](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/117/horace-172_assuming_virtue-knowing-no-base-repulse-shines-wi_2769467.jpg)
