Deserve Quote by Charles Caleb Colton

“If we sow the seeds of hatred and envy and discouragement in others, we, in turn, develop these qualities in ourselves.”

— Napoleon Hill

“For this equality belongs to the post-Renaissance world of ideology-of political magic and the alchemical science” of politics. Envy is the basis of its…

— M.E. Bradford

A man that hath no virtue in himself, ever envieth virtue in others. For men's minds, will either feed upon their own good, or…

— Francis Bacon

“Each small meanness, each thoughtless expression of hatred, each envious and bitter act, regardless of how petty, can inspire others, and is therefore the…

— Dean R. Koontz

“Thus, we tend to think of Us as noble, loyal, and composed of distinctive individuals whose failings are due to circumstance. Thems, in contrast,…

— Robert M. Sapolsky

There is a kind of grandeur and respect which the meanest and most insignificant part of mankind endeavor to procure in the little circle…

— Joseph Addison

“Existential envy which is directed against the other person’s very nature, is the strongest source of ressentiment. It is as if it whispers continually:…

— Max Scheler

Pride is seldom delicate, it will please itself with very mean advantages; and envy feels not its own happiness, but when it may be…

— Samuel Johnson

“Pride, desire, compassion, cleverness, belligerence, fruitfulness, loyalty… and guilt. But above it all stands love. And if we desire to be more than human,…

— Jacqueline Carey

Cast out envy; you can have all that you want, and you need not envy any man what he has. Above all things, see…

— Wallace D. Wattles

“All the happiness and virtue in this world come from selflessness and generosity, all the sorrow from egotism, selfishness, and greed.”

— Lama Surya Das

“As for life therefore, and death, honour and dishonour, labour and pleasure, riches and poverty, all these things happen unto men indeed, both good…

— Marcus Aurelius