Character Quote by Arthur Schopenhauer

“With the wise man, what he has does not cease to be enjoyable because some one else has something else. Envy, in fact, is…

— Bertrand Russell

“When the same qualities which we admire in ourselves are seen in others, even though they be superior, maliciously lower and carp at them.”

— John Calvin

“When we disown parts of ourself, we tend to judge others who display those same qualities. We lay claim to moral superiority. This holding…

— Frank Ostaseski

“The ideal man, takes joy in doing favours for others; but he feels ashamed to have others do favours for him. For it is…

— Aristotle

“It is undoubtedly the case that the practice of the virtues makes one happier. We’ve somewhat lost sight of that essential truth, now that…

— Alexander McCall Smith

“There is perhaps no phenomenon which contains so much destructive feelings as “moral indignation,” which permits envy or hate to be acted out under…

— Erich Fromm

“If we sow the seeds of hatred and envy and discouragement in others, we, in turn, develop these qualities in ourselves.”

— Napoleon Hill

“It is easier to compare oneself, to establish social exchange as that swapmeet of glory and contempt where each person receives a superiority in…

— Jacques Rancière

“This disposition to admire, and almost to worship, the rich and the powerful, and to despise, or, at least, to neglect persons of poor…

— Adam Smith

“Envy is the root of all negativity. To eliminate envy is to achieve peace in both spirituality and in the physical world.”

— Rahim Mawji

“People can be cruel, deadly, heartless, selfish, disrespectful. They can be vice-ridden and lack any basic empathy toward their fellow man.”

— Carrie Lofty

“sympathy, loyalty, benevolence, mercy, humanity, are observed in human beings.”

— Kaiten Nukariya