Wisdom Quote by Bertrand Russell

Envy, in fact, is one form of a vice, partly moral, partly intellectual, which consists in seeing things never in themselves, but only in…

— Bertrand Russell

Envy ... is one form of a vice, partly moral, partly intellectual, which consists in seeing things never in themselves but only in their relations.

— Bertrand Russell

The vice of envy is not only a dangerous, but a mean vice; for it is always a confession of inferiority. It may promote…

— Theodore Roosevelt

“Envy is an indispensable member of our society and somewhat a loyal friend of our society; its fruits can be sweeter or bitter; it…

— Ernest Agyemang Yeboah

Envy is blind, and is only clever in depreciating the virtues of others.

— Livy

“Envy is resentment of good things that happen to other people. Jealousy increases the importance of the person we wish belonged only to us.…

— Carlos Fuentes

“For envy makes no claim whatsoever about the moral superiority of the envier, or about the “goodness” of his or her state of lacking…

— Sianne Ngai

Envy is an ill-natured vice, and is made up of meanness and malice. It wishes the force of goodness to be strained, and the…

— Jeremy Collier

When we envy another, we make their virtue our vice.

— Nicolas Boileau-Despreaux

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

— Rahim Mawji

All envy is proportionate to desire; we are uneasy at the attainments of another, according as we think our own happiness would be advanced…

— Samuel Johnson

“That’s how envy can spoil safety. Envy makes us resent people who have something we don’t have. It feeds on itself and is ultimately…

— Henry Cloud