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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
except immerse larger needed shelter sort sure
I'm not sure why working at a homeless shelter made sense to me, except that I needed to immerse myself in some sort of larger real-life situation to get me out of the cage of my mind, in some ways. Nick Flynn
exception-to-the-rule together genius
In science, modesty and genius do not coexist well together. (In Washington, modesty and cleverness don't.) Einstein is perhaps the most famous exception to the rule. Charles Krauthammer
except graduated
When I was a child, I wanted to be... a fairy. I still do, really, except that now I've now graduated to wanting to be a pixie. Jaime Winstone
except players
We're getting there. I thought our players did everything they had to do (Saturday) except win. Paul Rodio
except
With voice-over, you have to pretend like you're three, except you can talk and read. Molly Quinn
except people places rest seen worked
The places that would never be seen except by the people who worked here, they decorated just like they did the rest of the house.
exception general great individual less particular rules wants
There are two great rules in life, the one general and the other particular. The first is that every one can in the end get what he wants if he only tries. This is the general rule. The particular rule is that every individual is more or less of an exception to the rule. Samuel Butler
except faith gift given god good work
We should know that faith is a gift of God, and that it may not be given to men, except it be graciously. Thus, indeed, all the good which we have is of God; and accordingly, when God rewardeth a good work of man, he crowneth his own gift. John Wycliffe
except front gate looking next playing stretch toll top tough
We're just going to keep looking forward. We have a tough stretch in front of us. We're playing all the top teams, except for Toll Gate (Feb. 10), over the next two weeks.
fine source benevolence
That is fine benevolence, finely executed, which, like the Nile, comes from hidden sources.
fine i-can
I can motivate myself fine just by wanting to be my best. Chris Bosh
fine moved pleasure
The pleasure of criticizing robs us of the pleasure of being moved by some very fine things.
fine improve race rebuilding techniques trying
We're in a rebuilding process, we're doing fine for where we're at. We're just trying to improve on their race techniques and have them do their best.
finer practice rigor tie wear
Where it was once de rigueur to wear a tie in New York's finer establishments, that practice is now de rigor mortis.
finest men talked
When you talked about the Orioles, you talked about Elrod. Elrod Hendricks was one of the finest men I have ever met.
finest emperor plans
The finest plans are always ruined by the littleness of those who ought to carry them out, for emperor himself can actually be nothing. Bertolt Brecht
finest spoiled should
The finest plans have always been spoiled by the littleness of them that should carry them out. Even emperors can't do it all by themselves.
fine-china fine china
We're not polishing fine china here. Bill Belichick
judgement amplification youth
Youth has many glories, but judgement is not one of them, and no amount of electronic amplification can turn a belch into an aria. Alan Jay Lerner
judgement mind world
A mind that doesn't question its judgements, makes the world very small and dangerous. Byron Katie
judgement brain substitutes
Brains are no substitute for judgement. Dean Acheson
judgement feelings bitter
Feeling without judgement is a washy draught indeed; but judgement untempered by feeling is too bitter and husky a morsel for human deglutition. Charlotte Bronte
judgement too-much directors
You don't even need the director's judgement. It's too much. Charlotte Gainsbourg
judgement fool conviction
Every fool stands convinced; and everyone convinced is a fool. The faultier a person's judgement the firmer their convictions. Baltasar Gracian
judgement littles sometimes
A little (one) can sometimes see things in others that us older ones cannot because our judgement gets clouded. —Abbot Saxtus Brian Jacques
judged people work
I have my belief structure, and it's very important to me, but people start associating that with you, and you become that. I want to be judged for my work. Kevin Rahm
judges known
O Nanak, if someone judges himself, only then is he known as a real judge.