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

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All the world is competent to judge my pictures except those who are of my profession.

All the world is competent to judge my pictures except those who are of my profession.

by William Hogarth Found in: Envy Quotes,
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It is the practice of the multitude to bark at eminent men, as
little dogs do at strangers.

It is the practice of the multitude to bark at eminent men, as
little dogs do at strangers.

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The general's disdained
By him one step below, he by the next,
The next by him beneath; read more

The general's disdained
By him one step below, he by the next,
The next by him beneath; so every step,
Exampled by the first pace that is sick
Of his superior, grows to an envious fever
Of pale and bloodless emulation:
And 'tis this fever that keeps Troy on foot,
Not her own sinews.

by William Shakespeare Found in: Envy Quotes,
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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.

by Herodotus Found in: Envy Quotes,
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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.

by Old Testament Found in: Envy Quotes,
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It is in the character if very few men to honor without envy a friend who has prospered.

It is in the character if very few men to honor without envy a friend who has prospered.

by Aeschylus Found in: Envy Quotes,
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Not on thy sole, but on thy soul, harsh Jew,
Thou mak'st thy knife keen; but no metal can--
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Not on thy sole, but on thy soul, harsh Jew,
Thou mak'st thy knife keen; but no metal can--
No, not the hangman's axe--bear half the keenness
Of thy sharp envy.

by William Shakespeare Found in: Envy Quotes,
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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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Whenever a friend succeeds, a little something in me dies.

Whenever a friend succeeds, a little something in me dies.

by Gore Vidal Found in: Envy Quotes,
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