I Envy Quotes

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If I am fool, it is, at least, a doubting one; and I envy no one the certainty of his self-approved wisdom. — Lord Byron
When I think over what I have said, I envy dumb people. — Seneca the Younger
I envy my daughter's childhood. — Rene Russo
I envy them, those monks of old; Their books they read, and their beads they told. — George Payne Rainsford James
I envy children who know that they're going to become doctors, know they're going to go into the forces or whatever. I think choice is… — Jeremy Irons
I envy my Jewish friends the ritual of saying kaddish - a ritual that seems perfectly conceived, with its built-in support group and its ceremonious… — Meghan O'Rourke
Skating takes up 70 percent of my time, school about 25 percent. Having fun and talking to my friends, 5 percent. It's hard. I envy… — Michelle Kwan
I envy the sensibility in Europe, appreciating beauty in women as they age. I'm going to go that way. I might dye my gray hair… — Rachel Bilson
I never quite understood these actors - though I envy them sometimes - who can lie out for a year or two. I feel as… — Sylvester Stallone
I resist all established beliefs. My religion basically is to be immediate, to live in the now. It's an old cliche, I know, but it's… — Jack Nicholson
I labor, I spend, I strive, I design, I love, I cling, I uphold, I give way, I envy, I long, I scorn, I die,… — Saul Bellow
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
The only man I envy is the man who has not yet been to Africa- for he has so much to look forward to. — Rich Mullins
I envy that man who passes through life safely, to the world and fame unknown. — Euripides
What I envy most about you Christians is your forgiveness; I have nobody to forgive me. — Marghanita Laski
I envy the poet. He is encouraged toward drunkenness and wallows with nubile wenches while the painter must endure wretchedness and pain for his art. — Rembrandt
I envy no quality of the mind or intellect in others; not genius, power, wit, nor fancy; but, if I could choose what would be… — Humphry Davy
In a way, I envy the freedom artists have. Artists can push themselves beyond their limits, in pursuit of their ideas and their vision, even… — Carine Roitfeld
Itâ€™s not really the love that I envy, itâ€™s the trust. The feeling that no matter how bad you screw up, there is always someone… — Cassia Leo
I envy my dad and his faith. I envy all people who have someone to beseech, who know where they're going, who sleep under the… — Kelly Corrigan

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