Quotes About Jealousy

Everybody loves success, but they hate successful people.

I'd be lying if I said that it didn't suck to see Durant doing so well.

The human mind is like that monkey, incessantly active by its own nature, then it becomes drunk with the wine of desire, thus increasing its turbulence. After desire takes possession comes the sting of the scorpion of jealousy at the success of others, and last of all the demon of pride enters the mind, making it think itself of all importance.

It was not just the prodigal in the far-off country who squandered the love of the father; the older brother lost out as well, though he was close to the father's love.

We have lost the shared meanings of pain, and so the shared meanings of victory become occasions for jealousy.

Long before you knew what death was you were wishing it on someone else.

Once you kill all of us, and you're alone, you'll die! The hate will die. That hate is what moves you, nothing else! That envy moves you. Nothing else! You'll die, inevitably. You're not immortal. You're not even alive, you're nothing but moving hate.

But now, falling here, with everything over, I'm not jealous of you anymore, because it's over for you as it is for me, and right now it's like it never was.

I was anxious to deal with this shadow by myself alone -- and to this day I don't know why I was so jealous of sharing with any one the peculiar blackness of that experience.

Hadn't I been told in all the tones of jealousy and admiration that he had collected, bartered, swindled, or stolen more ivory than all the other agents together?

I did not betray Mr. Kurtz--it was ordered I should never betray him--it was written I should be loyal to the nightmare of my choice. I was anxious to deal with this shadow by myself alone,--and to this day I don't know why I was so jealous of sharing with anyone the peculiar blackness of that experience.

Most of us could still sleep decently if accused of any of the other six deadly sins; but to be accused of envy would be seriously distressing, so clearly does such an accusation go directly to character.

Of the seven deadly sins, only envy is no fun at all.

She acts like she don't like you She doesn't like anyone She likes Capitan Black, Orr reminded. That's because he treats her like dirt. Anyone can get a girl that way

Who could conceive back then the enormity of Saul's brooding hatred for me or comprehend the threatening paradox that the more I accomplished to gratify him, the greater would grow the jealousy and wrath he felt toward me? I know I was hurt when I saw him so angry with me that first time, and I was flustered in a queer and guilt-ridden way each time I found him so thereafter.

Thoughts of jealousy, fear, worry and anxiety tear down and destroy your nerves and glands bringing about mental and physical diseases of all kinds.

More men die of jealousy than of cancer.

That's my girl," murmurs Jack. So, it's a mutual admiration society. I'm not jealous. I'd just like to know a little background on their relationship. It's not easy being odd man out, especially on your home turf… Seriously, I'm not jealous. Okay, maybe just a little.

Who does she think she's kidding? As if I don't know why she's sucking up to me— Because I've got something she'd like to get her hands on. At least, she thinks I've got him.

Do not feed the monsters. Some are wandering thought forms, looking for a place to set up house. Some are sent to you deliberately. They come from arrows of gossip, jealousy or envy--and inadvertently from thoughtlessness. They feed on your attention, and feast on your fear.

Don't feed the monsters...Some are sent to you deliberately. They come from arrows of gossip, jealousy, and envy- and inadvertently from thoughtlessness. They feed on your attention, and feast on your fear.

It was hard not to exude the air of a martyr, if one did just slightly more than the other, as it seemed Mickey frequently did.

unyielding—Oh Norma Jeane leads a crazy life, you see—she has a former husband very jealous of her—he is her "ex" but he is

A calm and undisturbed mind and heart are the life and health of the body, but envy, jealousy, and wrath are like rottenness of the bones. Proverbs 14:30