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Quotes About Jealousy

What's with the shorts?" "There's a new fitness trainer. Jamaican gal . . . tall, gorgeous." "And . . . ?" "Bike shorts show off my package." "Jesus Christ." "Jealousy is an ugly thing, Joe." "Get in the fucking car.
~ Jonathan Maberry
Critics? Don't talk to me of critics! You think some jackanapes journalist, his soul eaten away by the maggots of jealousy and failure, has anything worthwhile to say of art? I don't.
~ Jonathan Raban
could not suppress comparisons of myself with others. How come I'm not doing what he or she is doing? Look where she is, and look where I am. Pathetic!
~ Jonathan Rauch
Thus, those with long and glittering careers (e.g. me) tend to look down on those (e.g. Ascobol) whose names have been unearthed more recently, and haven't amassed so many fine achievements.
~ Jonathan Stroud
Jealousy is indeed a poor medium to secure love, but it is a secure medium to destroy one's self-respect.
~ Emma Goldman
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.
~ Emma Goldman
Envy shoots at others and wounds itself
~ English proverb
When a proud man hears another praised, he feels himself injured.
~ English proverb
Men inflict injuries from hatred, jealousy or contempt, but the wise man masters all these passions by means of reason.
~ Epicurus
also coveted Pattie because she belonged to a powerful man who seemed to have everything I wanted—amazing cars, an incredible career, and a beautiful wife.
~ Eric Clapton
Every man kills the things that he loves. Some with a look, some with flattery, the coward with a kiss.
~ Eric Jerome Dickey
Jealousy is all the fun you think they had.
~ Erica Jong
If looks could kill, Mira's assistant would be wanted for murder, thought Malone.
~ Erica Spindler
The first 'model' human was apparently superior in some respects to the angels. It particularly annoyed them to think that the human being would gain power over a whole planet, and might reproduce at will. Angels are, apparently, infertile and unable to reproduce. There was, therefore, jealousy in heaven.
~ Erich von Däniken
If Nightcloud were a gentle, loving cat like Leafpool, or feisty and warmhearted like Squirrelflight, it would be easier to feel sorry for her. After all, Crowfeather took her as a mate to prove he was loyal to WindClan in spite of everything of trying to run off with the ThunderClan medicine cat. But she's a difficult she-cat to like, with her short temper and her possessivness over Crowfeather and her son, Breezepaw.
~ Erin Hunter
Stormtail watching Moonflower with a light in his eyes that made Goosefeather's stomach clench. Of all the warriors, would Moonflower choose him as her mate?
~ Erin Hunter
She turned to look up at Brambleclaw and saw a flicker of something in his amber eyes. Was he feeling jealous? "Oh, Brambleclaw," she breathed. "My heart is with ThunderClan; don't you know that?" She lightly brushed her tail along his flank. "My heart is with you.
~ Erin Hunter
Oh, yes?" Lizardstripe mewed. "What a miracle. If I'd known toms could have kits, I would have made Mudclaw have these brats of mine himself.
~ Erin Hunter
Crookedkit purred, his jealousy melting. He loved Oakpaw too much to want anything less than the best for him. He just wished Rainflower loved them equally. Oakpaw
~ Erin Hunter
I feel sorry for ThunderClan, stuck with you as leader, when every cat knows the bad blood you've inherited.
~ Erin Hunter
I would kill Fireheart!
~ Erin Hunter
Dante said, I tried talking Nora into a ride, but she keeps blowing me off." That's because she has a hard-A boyfriend. He must have been homeschooled, because he missed all those valuable lessons we learned in kindergarten, like sharing. He finds out you took Nora for a ride, he'll wrap this shiny new Porsche around the nearest tree.
~ Becca Fitzpatrick
For this I find, where jealousy is fed, Horns in the mind are worse than on the head.
~ Ben Jonson
If your best friend has stolen your girlfriend, it does become life and death.
~ Ben Kingsley