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Envy! eldest-born of hell!
Envy! eldest-born of hell!
Envy, to which th' ignoble mind's a slave,
Is emulation in the learn'd or brave.
Envy, to which th' ignoble mind's a slave,
Is emulation in the learn'd or brave.
Arise, fair sun, and kill the envious moon,
Who is already sick and pale with grief
That read more
Arise, fair sun, and kill the envious moon,
Who is already sick and pale with grief
That thou her maid art far more fair than she.
Be not her maid, since she is envious.
Her vestal livery is but sick and green,
And none but fools do wear it. Cast it off.
They that envy others are their inferiors.
They that envy others are their inferiors.
Envy is like a fly that passes all the body's sounder parts, and dwells upon the sores.
Envy is like a fly that passes all the body's sounder parts, and dwells upon the sores.
Envy's a sharper spur than pay:
No author ever spar'd a brother;
Wits are gamecocks to one read more
Envy's a sharper spur than pay:
No author ever spar'd a brother;
Wits are gamecocks to one another.
As iron is eaten away by rust, so the envious are consumed by their own passion.
As iron is eaten away by rust, so the envious are consumed by their own passion.
Socialism is a philosophy of failure, the creed of ignorance, and the gospel of envy, its inherent virtue is the read more
Socialism is a philosophy of failure, the creed of ignorance, and the gospel of envy, its inherent virtue is the equal sharing of misery.
