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Envy is blind. -Caeca invidia est — Livy
Deign on the passing world to turn thine eyes, And pause a while from learning to be wise. There mark what ills the scholar's life… — Samuel Johnson
The greatest harm that you can do unto the envious, is to do well. — John Lyly
If poisonous minerals, and if that tree, Whose fruit threw death on else immortal us, If lecherous goats, if serpents envious Cannot be damned; alas;… — John Donne
I envy them, those monks of old; Their books they read, and their beads they told. — Unknown Author
I hope we can be happy where we are, be grateful for our blessings-now-here, accept the challenge that is ours and make the most of… — Ezra Taft Benson
There is America, which at this day serves for little more than to amuse you with stories of savage men and uncouth manners, yet shall,… — Edmund Burke
Envy is the cause of political division. — Democritus
Unjust criticism is usually disguised compliment. It often means that you have aroused jealously and envy. Remember that no one ever kicks a dead log. — Dale Carnegie
RICH, adj. Holding in trust and subject to an accounting the property of the indolent, the incompetent, the unthrifty, the envious and the luckless. — Ambrose Bierce
OBLIVION, n. Cold storage for high hopes. A place where ambitious authors meet their works without pride and their betters without envy. A dormitory without… — Ambrose Bierce
ILLUSTRIOUS, adj. Suitably placed for the shafts of malice, envy and detraction. — Ambrose Bierce
ENVY, n. Emulation adapted to the meanest capacity. — Ambrose Bierce
When you become who you wish to be, there is no need for envy. — Wes Fesler
But it is not given to every electrician to die in so glorious a manner as the justly envied Richmann. — Joseph Priestley
Newton found that a star, examined through a glass tarnished by smoke, was diminished into a speck of light. But no smoke ever breathed so… — Robert Aris Willmott
Such men as he be never at heart's ease Whiles they behold a greater than themselves, And therefore are they very dangerous. — William Shakespeare
Pride is seldom delicate, it will please itself with very mean advantages; and envy feels not its own happiness, but when it may be compared… — Samuel Johnson
Above all, you must fight conceit, envy, and every kind of ill-feeling in your heart. — Abraham Cahan
In Britain, because I live here, I can also run into problems of envy and competition. But all this is just in a day's work… — Alain de Botton
I probably have less revision than those who have that wonderful rush of story to tell - you know, I can't wait to tell you… — Amy Hempel
Yes, free markets tend to produce unequal incomes. We should not be ashamed of that. On the contrary, our system is the envy of the… — Arthur C. Brooks
Envy is like a fly that passes all the body's sounder parts, and dwells upon the sores. — Arthur Chapman
I know that a man who shows me his wealth is like the beggar who shows me his poverty; they are both looking for alms… — Ben Hecht
I do not envy the headache you will have when you awake. In the meantime, dream of large women. — Cary Elwes

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