Quotes About Jealousy

Mothers easily become jealous of their sons' friends when they are particularly successful. As a rule a mother loves herself in her son more than she does the son himself.

It was easy to tell Jamie to move on, be happy with someone else. But she saw now that it would absolutely kill her to see him with another woman.

We hate it when our friends become successful.

I am Envy...I cannot read and therefore wish all books burned.

There is something mean in human nature that prefers to think evil, that gives a willing ear and a ready welcome to calumny, a sort of jealousy of goodness and greatness and things of good report.

It's our nature: Human beings like success but they hate successful people.

Envy is human nature.

Nature is at work. Character and destiny are her handiwork. She gives us love and hate, jealousy and reverence. All that is ours is the power to choose which impulse we shall follow.

It is the nature of the unfortunate to be spiteful, and to envy those who are well to do.

The jealous man's disease is of so malignant a nature, that it converts all it takes into its own nourishment.

Poisonous people will try to destroy you when they recognize your power this is because they fear what you might become.

Jealousy is not the remedy.It is the illness.

Don't invite envy to your house – you never know who will show up, " she used to warn me.

The hate which we all bear with the most Christian patience is the hate of those who envy us.

Few of us have the necessary unselfishness to hear with gladness the talents of others extolled or to listen with patience to the successes of those whom we despise—Vivian

Jealousy clings to love's underside like bats to a bridge.

Five enemies of peace inhabit with us - avarice, ambition, envy, anger, and pride; if these were to be banished, we should infallibly enjoy perpetual peace.

If we lack confidence in each other, and be jealous of each other, our peace will be destroyed. If we cultivate the principles of unshaken confidence in each other, our joy will be full.

Our mind is full of anger, jealousy and other negative feelings. Yet we do not realize that these are incompatible with inner peace and joy.

The humble live in continuous peace, while in the hearts of the proud are envy and frequent anger.

They will not let you have peace, they don't want you to have anything they don't have themselves.

How does hating get started? It's started by the jealous people, and they get mad over the things you have.

If someone hates you, secretly they are admiring you. They deserve you love and not your hate.

Men inflict injuries from hatred, jealousy or contempt, but the wise man masters all these passions by means of reason.