Quotes about Envy

Peace is ever with the humble man, but in the heart of the proud there is envy and continual wrath.

yet so that envy is not to be taken for a passion, but for a will resisting the good of another.

Instead of possibilities, I have realities in my past, not only the reality of work done and of love loved, but of sufferings bravely suffered. These sufferings are even the things of which I am most proud, though these are things which cannot inspire envy.

Perhaps it was better not to see pictures: they only made one hopelessly discontented with one's own work.

there were masses of pictures she had not seen; however, Lily Briscoe reflected, perhaps it was better not to see pictures: they only made one hopelessly discontented with one's own work.

I almost envied him the possession of this modest and clear flame.

I have sometimes dreamt that when the Day of Judgment dawns and the great conquerors and lawyers and statesmen come to receive their rewards- their crowns, their laurels , their names carved indelibly upon imperishable marble-the Almighty will turn to Peter and will say , not without a certain envy when He sees us coming with our books under our arms, ' Look, these need no reward. We have nothing to give them here. They have loved reading.

You are envious, Biddy, and grudging. You are dissatisfied on account of my rise in fortune, and you can't help showing it.

I, who have no sisters nor brothers, look with some degree of innocent envy on those who may be said to be born to friends...

As a bird with beautiful feathers is the target of hunters, so the gifted are targets of the envious.

Every effect that one produces gives one an enemy. To be popular one must be a mediocrity.

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.