Quotes About Envy

An envious heart makes a treacherous ear. They done 'heard' bout you just what they hope done happened.

Seeing the woman as she was made them remember the envy they had stored up from other times. so they chewed up the back parts of their minds and swallowed with relish. They made burning statements with questions, and killing tools out of laughs. It was mass cruelty. A mood come alive. Words walking without masters; walking altogether like harmony in a song. (2)

Seeing the woman as she was made them remember the envy they had stored up from other times. So they chewed up the back parts of their minds and swallowed with relish. They made burning statements with questions, and killing tools out of laughs.

Us colored folks is too envious of one 'nother. Dat's how come us don't git no further than us do. Us talks about de white man keepin' us down! Shucks! He don't have tuh. Us keeps our own selves down.

When he paraded his possessions hereafter, they would not consider the two together. They'd look with envy at the things and pity the man that owned them.

An envious heart makes a treacherous ear. They done 'heard' 'bout you just what they hope done happened.

An envious heart makes a treacherous ear. They done 'heard' bout just what they hope done happened.

An envious heart makes a treacherous ear. They have 'heard' 'bout you just what they hope has happened.

Swathing in this way their natural charms, this costume gave them a vague resemblance to Egyptian hermae; though from these blocks of muslin rose enchanting little heads of tender melancholy. They felt themselves the objects of pity, and inwardly resented it. What woman, however innocent, does not desire to excite envy?

Ön, ha fels?bbrend? ember, menjen egyenest emelt f?vel el?re. De meg kell majd küzdenie az irigységgel, a rágalommal, a középszer?séggel, az egész világgal.

But how explain the perennial vigor of envy? — a vice that brings nothing in!

The passion of love is essentially selfish, while motherhood widens the circle of our feelings. How well I felt this difference when I read your kind, tender letter! To see you thus living in three hearts roused my envy. Yes, you are happy; you have had wisdom to obey the laws of social life, whilst I stand outside, an alien.

decline to descend as low as they can do is the one unpardonable sin. In their feeling towards loftier natures, there is a trace of hate and fear. Too much honour with them implies censure of themselves, a thing forgiven neither to the living nor to the dead.

The count, who overheard this, laughed as he stood with folded arms under the porte-cochere, a little behind the other travellers. However nonsensical these lads might be, the grave statesman envied their very follies; he liked their bragging and enjoyed the fun of their lively chatter.

l'invidia è una confessione d'inferiorità

Paris est un sujet d'envie pour ceux qui ne l'ont jamais vu ; de bonheur ou de malheur (selon la fortune) pour ceux qui l'habitent, mais toujours de regrets pour ceux qui sont forcés de le quitter.

The envious man grows lean at the success of his neighbor.

How comes it, Maecenas, that no man living is content with the lot that either his choice has given him, or chance has thrown in his way, but each has praise for those who follow other paths?

You should never envy anyone. One day you might be in that person's position and it might not be so nice.

Sufis are those who have expunged from their minds the human tendencies of envy and enmity.

Saying of the Prophet Envy Envy devours good deeds, as a fire devours fuel.

If you are covetous, you are a prisoner: If you are greedy, you will never be filled.

Los Sufis son aquellos que han erradicado de sus mentes las tendencias humanas de envidia y enemistad.

Dhun'nun el Egipcio: "Los Sufis son aquellos que han erradicado de sus mentes las tendencias humanas de envidia y antagonismo.