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Envy eats nothing but its own heart
Envy eats nothing but its own heart
Envy depreciates the genius of the great Homer.
[Lat., Ingenium magni detractat livor Homeri.]
Envy depreciates the genius of the great Homer.
[Lat., Ingenium magni detractat livor Homeri.]
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.]
Our envy of others devours us most of all.
Our envy of others devours us most of all.
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.
The only person worth envying is he person who doesn't envy.
The only person worth envying is he person who doesn't envy.
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.
The artist envies what the arties gains,
The bard the rival bard's successful strains.
The artist envies what the arties gains,
The bard the rival bard's successful strains.
