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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.
Envy assails the noblest: the winds howl around the highest
peaks.
[Lat., Summa petit livor: perflant altissima venti.]
Envy assails the noblest: the winds howl around the highest
peaks.
[Lat., Summa petit livor: perflant altissima venti.]
Envy! eldest-born of hell!
Envy! eldest-born of hell!
Envy consists in seeing things never in themselves, but only in their relations. If you desire glory, you may envy read more
Envy consists in seeing things never in themselves, but only in their relations. If you desire glory, you may envy Napoleon, but Napoleon envied Caesar, Caesar envied Alexander, and Alexander, I daresay, envied Hercules, who never existed.
Envy eats nothing but its own heart
Envy eats nothing but its own heart
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.
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.
Whenever a friend succeeds, a little something in me dies.
Whenever a friend succeeds, a little something in me dies.
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.
