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Nothing can allay the rage of biting envy.
[Lat., Rabiem livoris acerbi
Nulla potest placare quies.]
Nothing can allay the rage of biting envy.
[Lat., Rabiem livoris acerbi
Nulla potest placare quies.]
Such men as he be never at heart's ease
Whiles they behold a greater than themselves,
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Such men as he be never at heart's ease
Whiles they behold a greater than themselves,
And therefore are they very dangerous.
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.
If we did but know how little some enjoy of the great things that they possess, there would not be read more
If we did but know how little some enjoy of the great things that they possess, there would not be much envy in the world.
The truest mark of being born with great qualities, is being born without envy.
The truest mark of being born with great qualities, is being born without envy.
You have enemies? Good. That means you've stood up for something, sometime in your life.
You have enemies? Good. That means you've stood up for something, sometime in your life.
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.
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.
Envy feeds on the living. It ceases when they are dead.
[Lat., Pascitur in vivis livor; post fata quiescit.]
Envy feeds on the living. It ceases when they are dead.
[Lat., Pascitur in vivis livor; post fata quiescit.]