Envious Quotes

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Whom do I hate most among the rabble of today? The socialist rabble, the chandala apostles, who undermine the instinct, the pleasure, the worker's sense… — Friedrich Nietzsche
Wherever I find envy I take a pleasure in provoking it: I always praise before an envious man those who make him grow pale. — Baron de Montesquieu
Children are overbearing, supercilious, passionate, envious, inquisitive, egotistical, idle, fickle, timid, intemperate, liars, and dissemblers; they laugh and weep easily, are excessive in their joys… — Jean de la Bruyere
Do not mistake your objection to defeat for an objection to fighting, your objection to being a slave for an objection to slavery, your objection… — George Bernard Shaw
Those who object to wit are envious of it. — William Hazlitt
The envious die not once, but as oft as the envied win applause. — Baltasar Gracian
Because I am a horrible flincher, contact lenses are not an option. I'm always envious of contact-wearers. There are endless reasons to take off one's… — Sloane Crosley
Nature, more of a stepmother than a mother in several ways, has sown a seed of evil in the hearts of mortals, especially in the… — Desiderius Erasmus
But we're born as children and we look at the world with open eyes... And we don't judge and we don't betray. We're not jealous.… — Colin Farrell
I am so envious of my colleagues from 100 years ago who only sang new works, they hardly ever sang revivals. — Renee Fleming
Good work is the only thing that would make me feel jealous or envious. — Philip Seymour Hoffman
Don't waste too much time wishing, hoping, and being envious; it'll make you bugnutty. — Penn Jillette
Man is by nature competitive, combative, ambitious, jealous, envious, and vengeful. — Arthur Keith
Instead of being critical of people in authority over you and envious of their position, be happy you're not responsible for everything they have to… — Joyce Meyer
I'm envious of people who can sleep as long as they want. I have the circadian rhythm of a farmer. — Unknown Author
I love to be busy. I'm envious of people who are able to take their spare time and relax. All I like to do is… — Unknown Author
I can only say that whatever my life and work have been, I'm not envious of anyone-and this is my biggest satisfaction. — Roman Polanski
Those who are believed to be most abject and humble are usually most ambitious and envious. — Baruch Spinoza
Behold the hands, how they promise, conjure, appeal, menace, pray, supplicate, refuse, beckon, interrogate, admire, confess, cringe, instruct, command, mock and what not besides, with… — Michel de Montaigne
I really beleive that if the political leaders of the world could see their planet from a distance of, let's say 100,000 miles, their outlook… — Michael Collins

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