Envied Quote by Charles Caleb Colton

“Envy ought to have no place allowed it in the hearts of people; for the goods of this present world are so vile and low that they are beneath it; and those of the future world are so vast and exalted that they are above it.” quote by Charles Caleb Colton — Download Open image

“Envy ought to have no place allowed it in the hearts of people; for the goods of this present world are so vile and low that they are beneath it; and those of the future world are so vast and exalted that they are above it.”

Charles Caleb Colton

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