Quotes About Jealousy

Jealousy lives upon doubts. It becomes madness or ceases entirely as soon as we pass from doubt to certainty.

Jealousy feeds upon suspicion, and it turns into fury or it ends as soon as we pass from suspicion to certainty.

To jealousy, nothing is more frightful than laughter.

A cynic once said that the most difficult part of success is finding someone who is happy for you.

Hello, I'm Shellie's new boyfriend and I'm out of my mind. If you so much as talk to her or even think her name, I'll cut you in ways that'll make you useless to a woman.

There are no preconditions for jealousy. You don't have to be right, you don't have to be reasonable.

Sometimes, of course, the sister's the wicked one, not the stepmother.

When you're jealous, your spit turns to acid. When you're jealous, you eat yourself from the inside out

Estar resentido por el éxito de otro puede parecer mezquino, pero a la larga evita que abusen de uno.

Eifersucht ist eine Leidenschaft, Die mit Eifer sucht, was Leiden schafft. (Jealousy is a grievous passion that jealously seeks what causes grief.)

I studied his proud, finely carved face, and indeed no lover could have watched Helen of Troy more intently or could have been more convinced of his own inferiority.

What makes us discontented with our condition is the absurdly exaggerated idea we have of the happiness of others.

The higher a man gets, the smaller he seems to those who cannot fly.

Haters are going to hate but they still want the recipe.

Trask cleared his throat noisily. "Enough with the blix-unicorn rivalry.

The only thing that would make her jealous would be if I led a parade riding a unicorn while ballerinas sang love songs.

Have you finally grown so jealous of my impeccable fashion sense that you've decided to have me disposed of?

The Nelazan believed that there was beauty in darkness, and that the daylight was more profane. They saw the stars as the Thousand Eyes of Trell watching them. The sun was the single, jealous eye of Trell's brother, Nalt. Since Nalt only had one eye, he made it blaze brightly to outshine his brother. The Nelazan, however, were not impressed, and preferred to worship the quiet Trell, who watched over them even when Nalt obscured the sky.

Why is it," Marasi said angrily, "that small-minded men must destroy that which they know is better, and greater, than they?

The things that others have always seem better than what you have

Why do they treat us so, Moash? Because they know they should be better than they are. Because they see discipline in bridgemen, and it embarrasses them. Rather than bettering themselves, they take the easier road of jeering at us.

Try not to flirt with the girl," Wit whispered. "Young Adolin seems to be growing possessive. Or... what am I saying? Flirt with the girl, Kaladin. It might make the prince's eyes bulge.

It's normal to feel some level of jealousy, and research shows that in small doses and expressed appropriately, it's a normal part of healthy relationships. I love how the poet Maya Angelou frames it. "Jealousy in romance is like salt in food. A little can enhance the savor, but too much can spoil the pleasure and, under certain circumstances, can be life-threatening.

Am I fearful of losing something I value to another person, or do I want something someone else has? If