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Envy Quotes by Eric Hoffer
- The self-despisers are less intent on their own increase than on the diminution of others. Where self-esteem is unobtainable, envy takes the place of greed.
- A doctrine insulates the devout not only against the realities around them but also against their own selves. The fanatical believer is not conscious of…
- The weak are not a noble breed. Their sublime deeds of faith, daring, and self-sacrifice usually spring from questionable motives. The weak hate not wickedness…
More Envy Quotes
- Jealousy is both reasonable and belongs to reasonable men, while envy is base and belongs to the base, for the one makes… — Aristotle
- Is it not clear, however, that bliss and envy are the numerator and denominator of the fraction called happiness? — Yevgeny Zamyatin
- It was the hard work of our people, the freedom they enjoyed and their faith in God that built this country and… — Ronald Reagan
- There are people who have never been taught anything, and know everything, have never been anywhere, and understand everything, have never given… — Sholom Aleichem
- The suburban housewife - she was the dream image of the young American women and the envy, it was said, of women… — Betty Friedan
- Jealousy is the suspicion of one's own inferiority. — Emily Post
- The show business has all phases and grades of dignity, from the exhibition of a monkey to the exposition of that highest… — P T Barnum
- It is in the character of very few men to honor without envy a friend who has prospered. — Aeschylus