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"Genius inspires resentment. A sad fact of life."
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"Envy is never general, but always very particular - at least envy of the kind one feels strongly."
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"Loyalty will not permit envy, hate, and uncharitableness to creep into our public thinking."
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"Though by whim, envy, or resentment led, they damn those authors whom they never read."
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"Yes, free markets tend to produce unequal incomes. We should not be ashamed of that. On the contrary, our system is the envy of the world and should be a source of pride."
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"Beggars do not envy millionaires though of course they will envy other beggars who are more successful."
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"Pride, which inspires us with so much envy, is sometimes of use toward the moderating of it too."
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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."
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"To walk behind others on a road you are traveling together, to give precedence to others without envy - this is painful for an individual and painful for a nation."
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"Envy yearns to find flaws."
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"Any excuse will serve a tyrant."
Excuse

"The little reed, bending to the force of the wind, soon stood upright again when the storm had passed over."
Resilience

"It is thrifty to prepare today for the wants of tomorrow."
Preparedness

"He that is discontented in one place will seldom be happy in another."
Discontent

"Destroy the seed of evil, or it will grow up to your ruin."
Prevention

"It is with our passions as it is with fire and water, they are good servants, but bad masters."
Self-control

"Be content with your lot; one cannot be first in everything."
Contentment

"Persuasion is often more effectual than force."
Persuasion

"Plodding wins the race."
Persistence

"The gods help them that help themselves."
Self-Reliance
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