Quotes about envy
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. Charles Caleb Colton
envy mediocre
Envy is the religion of the mediocre Carlos Ruiz Zafon
envy virtue envious
No woman is envious of another's virtue who is conscious of her own. Charlotte Lennox
envy taxation resentment
Even if you assume that the whole economy would work better had we never had double taxation, having the envy and resentment of the richest paying low or no taxes screams of injustice. You have to have a fair system. Charlie Munger
envy greed world
It’s not greed that drives the world, but envy.
envy half bears
No metal can--no, not the hangman's axe--bear half the keenness of thy sharp envy. William Shakespeare
envy want might
The first thing the male establishment wants to control is uterus and birth. You might call it womb envy. But even worse is the fact we are still using the male model of sexual response for women. Betty Dodson
envy rich harvest
Don't envy the harvest of the rich. Envy their planting. Bo Sanchez
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
envy wish way
There is a natural limit to the success we wish our friends, even when we have spurred them on their way. Agnes Repplier
envy favor public unless
In many places, we're the envy of the world to have these public lands. I don't think anyone, unless you're a developer, should be in favor of this. John Gibson
envy
No, there's not a lot to envy about the old days. But something has been lost. Ronald Blythe
envy jealousy key none together within
They play well together because there is no jealousy within the relationship, none whatsoever. The key is that there is no envy with the two of them. John Brady
envy hearing joy music people piece
I just got a chill. Sometimes I envy people who are hearing a piece of music for the first time. That joy of discovery, it's like your first love.
envy far judges novel obviously task
I didn't envy the judges their task this year. Obviously the novel is far from dead. John Banville
envy looks exotic
At the time of Woodstock, I was just 13, but I used to see these exotic hippy creatures and I did look on with envy. How could you not? In an ideal world, I would have loved to have been a hippy - but I might have been a bit strait-laced. It was my fantasy. Imelda Staunton
envy spirit cold
A slowness to applaud betrays a cold temper or an envious spirit. Hannah More
envy secret senator switch
Envy: Which senator once had a dimmer switch in their secret hideaway? Brad Meltzer
envy plan
We wanted to plan a celebration that would be the envy of Dubuque. Michael McDonald
envy given lucky
I've been lucky enough to have a lot of opportunities in my own life, so I'm not usually given over to much envy of other people. But for Neil, I make a big exception. John Glenn
envy noble overcoming
You have been overcome; and whether you are overcome by envy or by a so-called noble influence, you are still a slave, you are not free. Jiddu Krishnamurti
envy logistics opportunity overlook people share
It's an opportunity that you want to share with a lot of people and the logistics of doing that can be overwhelming at times with all of the requests. At the same time, you can't overlook what we're going there to do. Obviously, it can be very overwhelming to do in just one week's time. People have done it, I don't envy that. Bill Cowher
envy silence crow
If the crow had been satisfied to eat his prey in silence, he would have had more meat and less quarreling and envy. Horace
envy
Envy is not to be conquered but by death.
envy despair arms
Envy, like a cold prison, benumbs and stupefies; and, conscious of its own impotence, folds its arms in despair. Jeremy Collier
envy gossip people
We spend our time envying people whom we wouldn't wish to be. Jean Rostand
envy degrees resentment
In Britain, any degree of success is met with envy and resentment. Christopher Lee
envy hatred enemy
The only thing more certain than the hatred of enemies is the envy of friends. Evan Esar
envy world watches
When you make your mark in the world, watch out for the envious with erasers.
envy world poverty
In the affairs of this world, poverty alone is without envy. Giovanni Boccaccio
envy facts american-life
Envy is the central fact of American life. Gore Vidal
envy dating guy
Envy is what makes you, when an acquaintance is lustily telling you that she's dating a Greek god of a guy, ask, 'Which one, Hades?' Gina Barreca
envy daggers sometimes
The gilded sheath of pity sometimes covers the dagger of envy. Friedrich Nietzsche