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envy design lucky
To diminish envy, let us consider not what others possess, but what they enjoy; mere riches may be the gift of lucky accident or blind chance, but happiness must be the result of prudent preference and rational design; the highest happiness then can have no other foundation than the deepest wisdom; and the happiest fool is only as happy as he knows how to be. Charles Caleb Colton
envy praise envious
The praise of the envious is far less creditable than their censure; they praise only that which they can surpass, but that which surpasses them they censure.
envy reason instinct
If sensuality be our only happiness we ought to envy the brutes, for instinct is a surer, shorter, safer guide to such happiness than reason.
envy victory spy
Emulation looks out for merits, that she may exalt herself by a victory; envy spies out blemishes that she may lower another by defeat.
envy mediocre
Envy is the religion of the mediocre Carlos Ruiz Zafon
envy violence wealth
Since the primitive times, the wealth of the popes was exposed to envy, their powers to opposition, and their persons to violence. Edward Gibbon
envy secret excellence
it is more to my personal happiness and advantage to indulge the love and admiration of excellence, than to cherish a secret envy of it. Elizabeth Montagu
envy long together
Poets may boast (as safely-vain) Their work shall with the world remain: Both bound together, live, or die, The verses and the prophecy. But who can hope his lines shou'd long Last, in a daily changing tongue? While they are new, envy prevails, And as that dies, our language fails. Edmund Waller
envy people may
A life which goes excessively against natural impulse is... likely to involve effects of strain that may be quite as bad as indulgence in forbidden impulses would have been. People who live a life which is unnatural beyond a point are likely to be filled with envy, malice and uncharitableness. Bertrand Russell
excitement headless corpses
There's nothing like a headless corpse to bring a touch of excitement into one's life. Chet Williamson
excitement week heroines
Every housemaid expects at least once a week as much excitement as would have lasted a Jane Austen heroine throughout a whole novel.
excitement giddy huge opportunity
What a huge opportunity for our community. We're just giddy with excitement over this. Sherry Murphy
excitement immersed pretend sports watching
I don't really pretend to know what's going on, but I've been immersed in the excitement of watching sports, particularly football. I like baseball, probably more than football. Kevin Corrigan
excitement said feels
You must be all a-tingle with excitement.' 'I guess so,' I said, but I did not feel a-tingle. I did not feel a-anything. Daniel Handler
excitement hopeful reached share unions
We have reached a decision, and we are hopeful that there are other unions who share our members' excitement for Dr. Dean's candidacy. Andy Stern
excitement face stuff
The real excitement will be when the first face is up and running. That's when the Wow' stuff is going to be appearing.
excitement problem
Tommy has one problem and that is his name. There's no excitement left. It has become, for many young people, boring.
excitement great hit ideas kept mind occur pad paper pen turn work
If you have a great day at work and you've been hit with all these great ideas and there's a lot of excitement on your team, your mind doesn't turn off. For years I've kept a pad of paper and pen by me at night, because things just occur to you. Anne Sweeney
living-my-life clock touring
In general, I usually don't really go by or live my life by a clock, and outside of touring, I don't really ask anyone else to. It's not out of lack of respect for anyone or intentional. Axl Rose
living-my-life
I'm just living my life. Curtis Joseph
living-my-life scales grew
For my scale, how I grew up and live my life, I'm making plenty of money. Louis C. K.
living-my-life i-can
I can't always live my life for everybody else. Aubrey O'Day
living-my-life just-live
I will not just live my life. I will not just spend my life. I will invest my life. Helen Keller
living-my-life day-to-day lots-of-money
I have a lot of money stashed away, but I do live my life from day to day. Elton John
living-my-life not-afraid i-live-my-life
I live my life through fear. If I'm afraid of it I'll do it just so I'm not afraid of it anymore. Jeremy Renner
living-my-life just-living-life wanted
I was just living my life, and that's what I wanted to do. Fred Korematsu
living-my-life i-live-my-life
I live my life day by day, and that's how I continue to live it. Naomi Campbell