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What we used to say was whoever had the bow tie got to lead the band. There was never any read more
What we used to say was whoever had the bow tie got to lead the band. There was never any jealousy.
Anger and jealousy can no more bear to lose sight of their
objects than love.
Anger and jealousy can no more bear to lose sight of their
objects than love.
Men are the cause of women not loving one another.
[Fr., Les hommes sont la cause que les femmes read more
Men are the cause of women not loving one another.
[Fr., Les hommes sont la cause que les femmes ne s'aiment point.]
Man is jealous because of his amour propre; woman is jealous because of her lack of it.
Man is jealous because of his amour propre; woman is jealous because of her lack of it.
Plain women are always jealous of their husbands. Beautiful women never are. They are always so occupied with being jealous read more
Plain women are always jealous of their husbands. Beautiful women never are. They are always so occupied with being jealous of other women's husbands.
So full of artless jealousy is guilt, It spills itself in fearing to be spilt.
So full of artless jealousy is guilt, It spills itself in fearing to be spilt.
Bear, like the Turk, no brother near the throne.
Bear, like the Turk, no brother near the throne.
Never waste jealousy on a real man: it is the imaginary man that supplants us all in the long run.
Never waste jealousy on a real man: it is the imaginary man that supplants us all in the long run.
The envious man grows lean at the success of his neighbour.
The envious man grows lean at the success of his neighbour.