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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
    videar?]

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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.

by John Gay Found in: Envy Quotes,
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No man likes to be surpassed by those of this own level.
[Lat., A proximis quisque minime anteire vult.]

No man likes to be surpassed by those of this own level.
[Lat., A proximis quisque minime anteire vult.]

by Titus Livy Found in: Envy Quotes,
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Oh, what a bitter thing it is to look into happiness through another man's eyes.

Oh, what a bitter thing it is to look into happiness through another man's eyes.

by William Shakespeare Found in: Envy Quotes,
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The only person worth envying is he person who doesn't envy.

The only person worth envying is he person who doesn't envy.

by Anonymous Found in: Envy Quotes,
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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.

by Mark Twain Found in: Envy Quotes,
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Envy is honors foe.

Envy is honors foe.

by Motto Found in: Envy Quotes,
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It is better to be envied than pitied.

It is better to be envied than pitied.

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Envy! eldest-born of hell!

Envy! eldest-born of hell!

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Envy eats nothing but its own heart

Envy eats nothing but its own heart

by German Proverb Found in: Envy Quotes,
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