"Envy yearns to find flaws."

Envy, Jealousy, Flaws, Insecurity

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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

Envy, Glory, Respect

"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

Envy, Resentment, Truth, Jealousy

"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

Envy, Life, Difference, Truth

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

Matshona Dhliwayo, Zimbabwean Philosopher

Envy, Jealousy, Gifts, Perception

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

Pawan Mishra, Indian Author

Envy, Talent, Conflict, Mediocrity

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

Bertrand Russell, British Philosopher

Envy, Success, Poverty, Comparison

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

Faraaz Kazi, Indian Author

Envy, Childhood, Emotion, Resentment

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

Bangambiki Habyarimana, Rwandan Author

Envy, Jealousy, Emotion, Comparison

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

John Gay, English Poet

Envy, Fools, May, Praise

"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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"I see you have returned, my love; and your mood is as dark as ever. Did your soldiers not adore you to your complete satisfaction?"

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"The sad truth about bigotry is that most bigots either don't realize that they are bigots, or they convince themselves that their bigotry is perfectly justified."

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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."

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

Explore more quotes by Wayne Gerard Trotman

"A true master will not deceive an able disciple. You are hampered by the limits you set and no limit can be set on skill."

"A disloyal friend is no friend."

"I've decided I don't like books that end with 'The End'. The fact that there are no more pages, suggests to me that the book has ended."

"I see you have returned, my love; and your mood is as dark as ever. Did your soldiers not adore you to your complete satisfaction?"

"Not all people are 'people', some are more and some are less. But only those who listen intently with their hearts will recognise them for what they are."

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"Where there is no consciousness, there is no time."

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