Envious Quotes

166 Envious quotes by 139 unique authors

Imagine a world where unbelievers were critical of what we believed but envious of how well we treated one another. — Andy Stanley
I am told that today rather more than 60 per cent of the men who go to university go on a Government grant. This is… — W. Somerset Maugham
Anytime you feel jealous or envious, you reject your uniqueness. It's a criticism of God's plan for you. — Rick Warren
At my age I'm envious of a stiff wind. — Rodney Dangerfield
Do not feel envious of the happiness of those who live in a fool's paradise, for only a fool will think that is happiness. — Bertrand Russell
Satan the envious said with a sigh: Christians know more about their hell than I — Alfred Kreymborg
The gaze that the colonized subject casts at the colonist's sector is a look of lust, a look of envy. Dreams of possession. Every type… — Frantz Fanon
The envious man thinks that if his neighbor breaks a leg, he will be able to walk better himself — Helmut Schoeck
I mean, that is a mop of real hair. He has hair like a 15-year-old ... and so, I have to acknowledge I am a… — Harry Reid
I judge a man by his actions with men, much more than by his declarations Godwards -- When I find him to be envious, carping,… — Anthony Trollope
Failure makes us envious. Success makes us greedy. — Mason Cooley
My greatest happiness is to serve my gracious King and Country and I am envious only of glory; for if it be a sin to… — Horatio Nelson
Overwhelming and astounding inequality,especially when it has an element of the unattainable, arouses far less envy than minimal inequality, which inevitably causes the envious to… — Helmut Schoeck
I know that I have a lot of friends who are envious of me. But if there is something to be gained, obviously something else… — Minzy
Not necessarily reputation, rank, societal position or status,but the happiness and enjoyment that a person pretends or fakes to derive with his possessed money or… — Unknown Author
The enemies of living life; outdated little liberals, afraid of their own independence; lackeys of thought, enemies of the person and freedom, decrepit preachers of… — Fyodor Dostoevsky
To make ourselves invisible to creditors or to the envious, and even to our own worries, we can take advantage here on earth of a… — Jean Giraudoux
Envy is everywhere. Who is without envy? And most people Are unaware or unashamed of being envious. — Thomas Stearns Eliot
The challenge of abating one with a genuine ego problem is to not try to put him down. Any and all antagonization, in his mind,… — Criss Jami
The goal, I submit, is obvious: subjugating the world (which is barbarian, dangerous, envious and ungrateful) to US power for the sake of America's interests. — Breyten Breytenbach
It's funny that I got to do 'On the Road' because the thing that had the biggest impact on me growing up was reading books.… — Garrett Hedlund
I'm very envious of the few artists who are any good and still do portraits. — Howard Hodgkin
I wouldn't wear turtlenecks. That I'm not envious of. But who knows? I might sneak out a few things and hope and pray that no… — Simon Helberg
The reason why we often get poor advice is that it's hard to find a person who always has our best interest at heart, isn't… — David J. Lieberman
The sad problem is that we see ourselves as being quite terribly small. Instead of spending my time being envious, I need to celebrate your… — Desmond Tutu

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