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It is better to be envied than pitied.
It is better to be envied than pitied.
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.
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.
Whenever a friend succeeds, a little something in me dies.
Whenever a friend succeeds, a little something in me dies.
Envy, my son, wears herself away, and droops like a lamb under
the influence of the evil eye.
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Envy, my son, wears herself away, and droops like a lamb under
the influence of the evil eye.
[Lat., L'invidia, figliuol mio, se stessa macera,
E si dilegua come agnel per fascino.]
Envy shoots at others and wounds itself
Envy shoots at others and wounds itself
Man will do many things to get himself loved; he will do all things to get himself envied.
Man will do many things to get himself loved; he will do all things to get himself envied.
Envy! eldest-born of hell!
Envy! eldest-born of hell!
Some folks rail against other folks, because other folks have what some folks would be glad of.
Some folks rail against other folks, because other folks have what some folks would be glad of.
