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The envious man grows lean at the success of his neighbour.
The envious man grows lean at the success of his neighbour.
O jealousy,
Thou ugliest fiend of hell! thy deadly venom
Preys on my vitals, turns the healthful read more
O jealousy,
Thou ugliest fiend of hell! thy deadly venom
Preys on my vitals, turns the healthful hue
Of my flesh check to haggard sallowness,
And drinks my spirit up!
Jealousy is the tribute mediocrity pays to genius.
Jealousy is the tribute mediocrity pays to genius.
Whoever envies another confesses his superiority.
Whoever envies another confesses his superiority.
I've never been jealous. Not even when my dad finished the fifth grade a year before I did.
I've never been jealous. Not even when my dad finished the fifth grade a year before I did.
Bear, like the Turk, no brother near the throne.
Bear, like the Turk, no brother near the throne.
Jealousy is indeed a poor medium to secure love, but it is a secure medium to destroy one's self-respect. For read more
Jealousy is indeed a poor medium to secure love, but it is a secure medium to destroy one's self-respect. For jealous people, like dope-fiends, stoop to the lowest level and in the end inspire only disgust and loathing.
Jealousy is nothing more than a fear of abandonment
Jealousy is nothing more than a fear of abandonment
As iron is eaten by rust, so are the envious consumed by envy.
As iron is eaten by rust, so are the envious consumed by envy.
