Accepting Quote by Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr

I have no respect for the passion of equality, which seems to me merely idealizing envy.

— Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr

The passion for equality is partly a passion for anonymity: to be one thread of the many which make up a tunic; one thread…

— Eric Hoffer

There is, in fact, a manly and lawful passion for equality which excites men to wish all to be powerful and honored. This passion…

— Alexis de Tocqueville

The craving for equality can express itself either as a desire to pull everyone down to our own level (by belittling them, excluding them,…

— Friedrich Nietzsche

We ought to be guarded against every appearance of envy, as a passion that always implies inferiority wherever it resides.

— Pliny the Elder

This made me reflect, how vain an attempt it is for a man to endeavor to do himself honor among those who are out…

— Jonathan Swift

Envy is the most universal passion. We only pride ourselves on the qualities we possess, or think we possess; but we envy the pretensions…

— William Hazlitt

When you become who you wish to be, there is no need for envy.

— Wes Fesler

All who have taken it upon themselves to rule over others have incurred hatred and unpopularity for a time; but if one has a…

— Pericles

Envy is a declaration of inferiority.

— Napoleon Bonaparte

No one enjoys being equal.

— David Mamet

We prefer people who are trying to imitate us more than those who are trying to equal us. This is because imitation is a…

— Madeleine de Souvre, marquise de Sable