Alain de Botton Quotes, Envy Quotes, Trying Quotes

We should keep a careful diary of our moments of envy: they are our covert guides to what we should try to do next.

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I envy not in any moods The captive void of noble rage, The linnet born within the cage, That never knew the summer woods.

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If I am fool, it is, at least, a doubting one; and I envy no one the certainty of his self-approved wisdom.

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ENVY, n. Emulation adapted to the meanest capacity.

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Wherever there is great property there is great inequality. For one very rich man there must be at least five hundred poor, and the affluence of the few supposes the indigence of the many. The affluence of the rich excites the indignation of the poor, who are often both driven by want, and prompted by envy, to invade his possessions.

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He will be loved when dead, who was envied when he was living.

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Envy is as evil a thing as arrogance.

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Envy-Thy art blindness

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Jealousy dislikes the world to know it.

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There's only few people who have strength to honor someone's achievement without envy.

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Envy is everywhere. Who is without envy? And most people Are unaware or unashamed of being envious.

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If the crow had been satisfied to eat his prey in silence, he would have had more meat and less quarreling and envy.

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How natural it is to destroy what we cannot possess, to deny what we do not understand, and to insult what we envy!

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Tags : Honore De Balzac Quotes , Envy Quotes , Emotion Quotes

the most comfortable characteristic of the period [1775-1825], and the one which incites our deepest envy, is the universal willingness to accept a good purpose as a substitute for good work.

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Jealousy in romance is like salt in food. A little can enhance the savor, but too much can spoil the pleasure and, under certain circumstances, can be life-threatening.

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Not praising the deserving prevents envy.

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There is a natural limit to the success we wish our friends, even when we have spurred them on their way.

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Envy will merit as its shade pursue, But like a shadow, proves the substance true.

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There is a world-wide conflict between capital and labour, and the poor envy the rich.

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If poisonous minerals, and if that tree, Whose fruit threw death on else immortal us, If lecherous goats, if serpents envious Cannot be damned; alas; why should I be?

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