Envy Quote by Samuel Johnson

One will abide, and will confess that another is nobler than he, that another is richer, more handsome, and even that he is more…

— Anonymous

Whoever benefits his enemy with straightforward intention that man's enemies will soon fold their hands in devotion.

— Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

“It is easier to compare oneself, to establish social exchange as that swapmeet of glory and contempt where each person receives a superiority in…

— Jacques Rancière

The truly proud man knows neither superiors nor inferiors. The first he does not admit of; the last he does not concern himself about.

— William Hazlitt

If no one considered himself superior, what would there be to quarrel about?

— Senoraroy

It is the usual consolation of the envious, if they cannot maintain their superiority, to represent those by whom they are surpassed as inferior…

— Plutarch

The one who fights back retains his dignity and his self-respect.

— Jeff Cooper

It is said that the inferior seek to emulate the superior. Thus, if a general slackens only a little, those beneath him will be…

— Kato Kiyomasa

The Superior Man is aware of Righteousness, the inferior man is aware of advantage.

— Confucius

“Fundamental disposition towards others, assuming the character either of Envy or of Sympathy, is the point at which the moral virtues and vices of…

— Arthur Schopenhauer

“You think you're superior to the others, don't you? We'll you're not. In fact you're worse for mistaking basic human decency for moral superiority.”

— Nenia Campbell

The nobler a man, the harder it is for him to suspect inferiority in others.

— Marcus Tullius Cicero