Quotes about Envy

“ It is not enough to succeed. Others must fail. “

-Voltaire-

It is not enough to succeed. Others must fail.

Hatred is active, and envy passive dislike.

Envy is the ulcer of the soul.

Envy is confused admiration.

Whoever loved that loved not at first sight?

Do not overrate what you have received, nor envy others.

Our envy always lasts longer than the happiness of those we envy.

Do not spoil what you have by desiring what you have not.

Envy consists in seeing things never in themselves, but only in their relations.

The life of inner peace, being harmonious and without stress, is the easiest type of existence.

Of the seven deadly sins, only envy is no fun at all.

Envy is pain at the good fortune of others.

Envy may be the motive behind many social movements.

The envious die not once, but as oft as the envied win applause.

Envy is the green-eyed monster which doth mock the meat it feeds on.

Envy is a propensity to view the well-being of others with distress.

How much time he gains who does not look to see what his neighbor says or does or thinks.

Envy is ignorance.

Nothing is so painful to the human mind as a great and sudden change.

Do not envy the rich or the noble. Instead, be content with your lot.

Envy is the most stupid of vices, for there is no single advantage to be gained from it.

Never be envious. It shows you are inferior.

Suspicion always haunts the guilty mind.