Quotes About Envy

The grass is not always greener on the other side. You learn to appreciate these people.

There will always be people who can do it better than you, but that's a good thing! Start to see competition as inspiration — without envy.

Never keep up with the Joneses. Drag them down to your level.

As a moth gnaws a garment, so doth envy consume a man.

Be careful about wanting what others have. There is always a price. Perhaps God didn't give it to you, because He knew you wouldn't be able to pay it.

Greatness inspires envy, envy engenders spite, spite spawns lies.

They envy the distinction I have won; let them therefore, envy my toils, my honesty, and the methods by which I gained it.

Nothing is more humiliating than to see idiots succeed in enterprises we have failed in.

I look at what I have not and think myself unhappy; others look at what I have and think me happy.

Maybe they hate me because I'm too good!

Envy is blind, and she has no other quality than that of detracting from virtue

The worst thing for a writer is to know another writer, and worse than that, to know a number of other writers. Like flies on the same turd.

The problem with people nowadays is that a 'necessity' is any luxury your neighbor happens to have.

if someone gets jealous from you, that the sign of your progress

if someone gets jealous from you, dont think about that why they get jealous from you......because thats time time your journey of life to beng a successful person is started

Envy comes from people's ignorance of, or lack of belief, in their own gifts.

You are special individual. Never envy others.You never know what they go through.Seek and be inspired by the works of others. Learn their secrets for success.

Like attracts like" is the Law of Attraction. If we live mindful lives centered on love and nonjudgment, we'll attract the same type of people into our sphere. If we give that energy out, those who also give out that energy will be drawn to us. If we're bitter, envious, and spiteful, we will not only draw those same people to us, but we'll repel the ones who can probably assist us the most in our souls' growth. Who would you rather have in your life?

Everyone wants the sun let shine, and the neighbor's grass is always greener, so it is better to mow it ourselves.

Men are jealous of every woman, even when they don't have the slightest interest in her themselves.

I envy people with dreams and passions, but I don't think that way. I still don't have a 'bliss' to follow. For people like me - I suspect that's most people - holding out for a 'dream' or a 'passion' is paralyzing. I just like having work I enjoy that feels meaningful. That's hard enough... but it's enough.

I understood why she did it. At that moment I knew why people tagged graffiti on the walls of neat little houses and scratched the paint on new cars and beat up well-tended children. It was only natural to want to destroy something you could never have.

Narcissists have poor self-esteem, but they are typically very successful. They feel entitled; they're self-important; they crave admiration and lack empathy. They are also exploitative and envious. The malignant types never forget a slight. They may kill you ten years later for cutting them off in traffic. But they act perfectly normal while plotting their revenge.

By the time I get home, I'm still stunned. When Matt won the mountain bike at the church raffle last year, I was happy for him. When his father's friend invited Matt to a Lakers playoff game, I thought that was great too. Why can't he be glad when something good happens to me?