Envy Quote by Samuel Johnson Download Open image “Whoever envies another confesses his superiority.” — Samuel Johnson ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 4.7 out of 5 (6 ratings) Copy quoteShare Envy Jealousy Superiority
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 Copy Share Image
Whoever benefits his enemy with straightforward intention that man's enemies will soon fold their hands in devotion. — Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Copy Share Image
“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 Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
If no one considered himself superior, what would there be to quarrel about? — Senoraroy Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
The Superior Man is aware of Righteousness, the inferior man is aware of advantage. — Confucius Copy Share Image
“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 Copy Share Image
“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 Copy Share Image
The nobler a man, the harder it is for him to suspect inferiority in others. — Marcus Tullius Cicero Copy Share Image
The size of a man's understanding might always be justly measured by his mirth. — Samuel Johnson Copy Share Image
Pound St. Paul's Church into atoms, and consider any single atom; it is to be sure, good for nothing; but put all these atoms… — Samuel Johnson Copy Share Image
If our aim is to praise, we should forget to criticize; if our aim is to criticize, we should remember to praise — Samuel Johnson Copy Share Image
It is as foolish to make experiments upon the constancy of a friend, as upon the chastity of a wife. — Samuel Johnson Copy Share Image
Resolve not to be poor: whatever you have, spend less. Poverty is a great enemy to human happiness; it certainly destroys liberty, and it… — Samuel Johnson Copy Share Image
The basis of all excellence is truth: he that professes love ought to feel its power. — Samuel Johnson Copy Share Image
“The composition of Shakespeare is a forest, in which oaks extend in the air, interspersed sometimes with weeds and brambles, and sometimes giving shelting… — Samuel Johnson Copy Share Image
“The cherubim were never intended as an object of worship, because they were only the appendices to another thing. But a thing is then… — Samuel Johnson Copy Share Image
The vision of the left, full of envy and resentment, takes its worst toll on those at the bottom - whether black or white… — Thomas Sowell Copy Share Image
“I don't envy "busy." Busy means having a schedule, not living life. What I really covet is leisure and peace of mind. Those who… — Donna Lynn Hope Copy Share Image
Thinking, or more precisely identification with thinking, gives rise to and maintains the ego, which, in our Western society in particular, is out of… — Eckhart Tolle Copy Share Image
“Is it not strange that the more someone has, the less he feels he has? Envy can never be sated.” — Jeff Wheeler Copy Share Image
Sometimes I envy painters, it is wonderful to remain in front of a bouquet of flowers a whole morning, or even longer. A photographer… — Edouard Boubat Copy Share Image
avarice breeds envy, a worm that is always gnawing, letting the avaricious enjoy neither their own nor anyone else's good. — St. Catherine of Siena Copy Share Image
“You don’t see someone flying and you begin to bite yourself for not being able to do that. You do what you can.” — Israelmore Ayivor Copy Share Image
Knowledge forbidden? Suspicious, reasonless. Why should their Lord Envy them that? Can it be sin to know, Can it be death? And do they… — John Milton Copy Share Image
Yes, Clay Matthews has a long, golden, Fabio-esque flowing mane that most women would chick-slap someone for. And yes, the shiny, beautiful, dark locks… — Julie Foudy Copy Share Image
“I have known many true connoisseurs, with excellent tastes that range across the humanities and the culinary arts--and they never fail to have a… — Zadie Smith Copy Share Image
