Envy quotations

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◆ The motive behind criticism often determines its validity. Those who care criticize where necessary. Those who envy criticize the moment they think that they have found a weak spot.

- Criss Jami99

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

- Fran?ois La Rochefoucauld99

◆ I admire Shakespeare enormously. But since I can't be him, I'm glad that his marriage was unhappy and he's dead.

- Bauvard99

◆ If you walk on sunlight, bathe in moonlight, breathe in a golden air and exhale a Midas' touch; mark my words, those who exist in the shadows will try to pull you into the darkness with them. The last thing that they want is for you to see the wonder of your life because they can't see theirs.

- C. JoyBell C.99

◆ If you swim effortlessly in the deep oceans, ride the waves to and from the shore, if you can breathe under water and dine on the deep treasures of the seas; mark my words, those who dwell on the rocks carrying nets will try to reel you into their catch. The last thing they want is for you to thrive in your habitat because they stand in their atmosphere where they beg and gasp for some air.

- C. JoyBell C.99

◆ Sometimes your light shines so bright that it blinds people from seeing who you really are.

- Shannon L. Alder99

◆ When you loathe yourself, a true friend will respect your honesty. And if you've been fortunate in life, he will probably share your opinion.

- Bauvard99

◆ A poet should be so crafty with words that he is envied even for his pains.

- Criss Jami99

◆ When you have wit of your own, it's a pleasure to credit other people for theirs.

- Criss Jami99

◆ Greed, envy, sloth, pride and gluttony: these are not vices anymore. No, these are marketing tools. Lust is our way of life. Envy is just a nudge towards another sale. Even in our relationships we consume each other, each of us looking for what we can get out of the other. Our appetites are often satisfied at the expense of those around us. In a dog-eat-dog world we lose part of our humanity.

- Jon Foreman99

◆ There is no disappointment so numbing...as someone no better than you achieving more.

- Joseph Heller99

◆ There is perhaps no phenomenon which contains so much destructive feeling as 'moral indignation,' which permits envy or hate to be acted out under the guise of virtue.

- Erich Fromm99

◆ Envy is for people who don't have the self-esteem to be jealous.

- Bauvard99

◆ Sometimes my eyes get jealous of my heart. Because you always remain close to my heart and far from my eyes.

- 99

◆ Don't get angry when others are talking behind your back... because they're just proving that your life is obviously more interesting than them.

- Ritu Ghatourey99