Envy Quote by Curtis Jackson

“We mistakenly equate flattery to friendship and criticism to opposition; one should evaluate truth first and then judge, for flattery and criticism are primarily…

— RJ Intindola - - 1975

Short judgments make long friends.

— Proverbs

Our very best friends have a tincture of jealousy even in their friendship; and when they hear us praised by others, will ascribe it…

— Charles Caleb Colton

It takes strong ears indeed to hear ourselves judged frankly, and because there are few who can endure criticism without being stung by it,…

— Michel de Montaigne

There is flattery in friendship.

— William Shakespeare

However we may flatter ourselves to the contrary, our friends think no higher of us than the world do. They see us through the…

— William Hazlitt

Abhor flatterers as you would deceivers; for both, if trusted, injure those who trust them. If you admit as friends men who seek your…

— Isocrates

Be careful of who you pick as a friend, most people pretend to listen, but are only gathering information to judge you with.

— Anonymous

People may show jealousy, but hide their envy.

— Mason Cooley

Friends become wiser together through a healthy clash of viewpoints.

— Timothy Keller

That's what friendship is, sharing the prejudice of experience.

— Charles Bukowski

Envy suggests inferiority.

— Wayne Gerard Trotman