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A person is born with feelings of envy and hate. If he gives way to them, they will lead him to violence and crime, and… — Xunzi
They envy the distinction I have won; let them therefore, envy my toils, my honesty, and the methods by which I gained it. — Sallust
We are constantly telling ourselves what we most want to know, and at the same time are deaf to it. Why does envy have such… — Bonnie Friedman
It is better to arouse envy than pity. — Publilius Syrus
How much better a thing it is to be envied than to be pitied. — Herodotus
Here's a practice for dealing with envy...each time you find yourself envious of someone...ask yourself, "What is there that I am noticing in the other… — M. J. Ryan
It is better to be envied than pitied. — Herodotus
Envy is the ulcer of the soul. — Socrates
Nothing can allay the rage of biting envy. — Claudius Claudianus
What is evil? Killing is evil, lying is evil, slandering is evil, abuse is evil, gossip is evil, envy is evil, hatred is evil, to… — Gautama Buddha
Do not be critics, you people, I beg you. I was a critic and I wish I could take it all back because it came… — Dave Eggers
There are only two great currents in the history of mankind: the baseness which makes conservatives and the envy which makes revolutionaries. — Edmond de Goncourt
You haven't changed. You may say: 'I'm full of love, I'm full of truth, I'm full of knowledge, I'm full of wisdom.' I say: 'That's… — Jiddu Krishnamurti
Kindness, love, patience, understanding, and unity will increase as we serve, while intolerance, jealousy, envy, greed, and selfishness decrease or disappear. The more we give… — Carlos H. Amado
I believe strongly and sincerely that with the deep-rooted wisdom and dignity, the innate respect for human lives, the intense humanity that is our heritage,… — Kwame Nkrumah
I stress – I don't believe that economic equality is possible; indeed some measure of inequality is essential for the spirit of envy and keeping… — Boris Johnson
When you show yourself to the world and display your talents, you naturally stir all kinds of resentment, envy, and other manifestations of insecurity... you… — Robert Greene
Be wary of friends—they will betray you more quickly, for they are easily aroused to envy. They also become spoiled and tyrannical. But hire a… — Robert Greene
Do not envy those who seem to be naturally gifted; it is often a curse, as such types rarely learn the value of diligence and… — Robert Greene
Politicians learned hundreds of years ago that people who had little material wealth were incredibly jealous of those who had more than they did. This… — Neal Boortz
One hundred years ago, visionary political leaders from the Progressive Era established a system of national forests and parks in our country that are the… — Eban Goodstein
Each of us suffers with envy/for the forgiven. — Marie Howe
How I envy those clerks who go by to their offices in the morning! There's the day's work cut out for them; no question of… — George Gissing
No bloody or unbloody change of society can eradicate the evil in man: as long as there will be men, there will be malice, envy… — Leo Strauss
All the seven deadly sins are self destroying, morbid appetites, but in their early stages at least, lust and gluttony, averice and sloth know some… — Angus Wilson

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