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Whenever a friend succeeds, a little something in me dies.
Whenever a friend succeeds, a little something in me dies.
They that envy others are their inferiors.
They that envy others are their inferiors.
The only person worth envying is he person who doesn't envy.
The only person worth envying is he person who doesn't envy.
Envy, like fire, soars upward.
[Lat., Invidiam, tamquam ignem, summa petere.]
Envy, like fire, soars upward.
[Lat., Invidiam, tamquam ignem, summa petere.]
How much better a thing it is to be envied than to be pitied.
How much better a thing it is to be envied than to be pitied.
Nothing can allay the rage of biting envy.
[Lat., Rabiem livoris acerbi
Nulla potest placare quies.]
Nothing can allay the rage of biting envy.
[Lat., Rabiem livoris acerbi
Nulla potest placare quies.]
It is better to be envied than pitied.
It is better to be envied than pitied.
Do not envy a sinner; you don't know what disaster awaits him.
Do not envy a sinner; you don't know what disaster awaits him.
Envy eats nothing but its own heart
Envy eats nothing but its own heart
