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 The envious will die, but envy never.
 [Fr., Les envieux mourront, mais non jamais l'envie.]  
 The envious will die, but envy never.
 [Fr., Les envieux mourront, mais non jamais l'envie.] 
 If I smile at the strong perfumes of the silly Rufillus must I be 
regarded as envious and ill-natured?
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 If I smile at the strong perfumes of the silly Rufillus must I be 
regarded as envious and ill-natured?
 [Lat., Ego si risi quod ineptus
  Pastillos Rufillus olet, Gargonius hircum, lividus et mordax 
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 My mind gave me,
 In seeking tales and informations
  Against this man, whose honesty the devil
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 My mind gave me,
 In seeking tales and informations
  Against this man, whose honesty the devil
   And his disciples only envy at,
    Ye blew the fire that burns ye: now have at ye! 
 The envious pine at others' success; no greater punishment than 
envy was devised by Sicilian tyrants.
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 The envious pine at others' success; no greater punishment than 
envy was devised by Sicilian tyrants.
 [Lat., Invidus alterius marescit rebus opimis;
  Invidia Siculi non invenere tyranni
   Majus tormentus.] 
Our envy of others devours us most of all.
Our envy of others devours us most of all.
Envy eats nothing but its own heart
Envy eats nothing but its own heart
The only person worth envying is he person who doesn't envy.
The only person worth envying is he person who doesn't envy.
I envy people who drink. At least they have something to blame everything on.
I envy people who drink. At least they have something to blame everything on.
 Envy will merit as its shade pursue,
 But like a shadow, proves the substance true.  
 Envy will merit as its shade pursue,
 But like a shadow, proves the substance true.