"Pride, which inspires us with so much envy, is sometimes of use toward the moderating of it too."

Francois de La Rochefoucauld, French Writer

Envy, Pride

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"By common consent gray hairs are a crown of glory; the only object of respect that can never excite envy."

George Bancroft, American Historian

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"Truthfully, there're only a handful of people in this world who really get joy from seeing you happy. Most won't care if you're happy, only if you're miserable like they are. They eat that shit up."

Crystal Woods, American Poet

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"Though I have said that I envy the normal man to the last drop of my bile, yet I should not care to be in his place such as he is now (though I shall not cease envying him). No, no; anyway the underground life is more advantageous. There, at any rate, one can, Oh, but even now I am lying! I am lying because I know myself that it is not underground that is better, but something different, quite different, for which I am thirsting, but which I cannot find! Damn underground!"

Fyodor Dostoevsky, Russian Novelist

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"As a bird with beautiful feathers is the target of hunters, so the gifted are targets of the envious."

Matshona Dhliwayo, Zimbabwean Philosopher

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"Talented minds have always been stealthily targeted by mediocre ones."

Pawan Mishra, Indian Author

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"Beggars do not envy millionaires though of course they will envy other beggars who are more successful."

Bertrand Russell, British Philosopher

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"Envy is a much natural byproduct when your childhood isn't the way it is supposed to be."

Faraaz Kazi, Indian Author

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"Envy is a sign that you are being overtaken."

Bangambiki Habyarimana, Rwandan Author

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"Fools may our scorn, not envy, raise. For envy is a kind of praise."

John Gay, English Poet

Envy, Fools, May, Praise

"Deep rooted envy is the main cause why people put you down, blame, shame, misjudge, maltreat and malign you; abusing your goodness and generosity."

Angelica Hopes, Swiss Author

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"By common consent gray hairs are a crown of glory; the only object of respect that can never excite envy."

"Truthfully, there're only a handful of people in this world who really get joy from seeing you happy. Most won't care if you're happy, only if you're miserable like they are. They eat that shit up."

"As a bird with beautiful feathers is the target of hunters, so the gifted are targets of the envious."

"Talented minds have always been stealthily targeted by mediocre ones."

"Beggars do not envy millionaires though of course they will envy other beggars who are more successful."

"Envy is a much natural byproduct when your childhood isn't the way it is supposed to be."

"Envy is a sign that you are being overtaken."

"Fools may our scorn, not envy, raise. For envy is a kind of praise."

"Deep rooted envy is the main cause why people put you down, blame, shame, misjudge, maltreat and malign you; abusing your goodness and generosity."

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"Flattery is a kind of bad money, to which our vanity gives us currency."

"When a man must force himself to be faithful in his love, this is hardly better than unfaithfulness."

"Most people know no other way of judging men's worth but by the vogue they are in, or the fortunes they have met with."

"Politeness is a desire to be treated politely, and to be esteemed polite oneself."

"However rare true love may be, it is less so than true friendship."

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