907 Quotes About Envy

If a man realizes who he is, he will not be envious of others or condemn them because he knows his own value, uniqueness and peculiar contribution

If you hold a candle close to you, its flame rises. And if you hold it away from you, its flame shrinks. The same way you hold a candle close to you, keep all your plans, aspirations, projects, and dreams close to you too. Do not share your plans or goals until you complete them, because as you hold your candle away from you — envy, jealousy, and resentment may put out your flame before it grows.

...the pleasures of the world are chiefly folly, and the business of it mostly knavery, and both nothing better than vanity; the men of pleasure tearing one another to pieces from the emulation of spending money, and the men of business from envy in getting it.

Controversy is a last resort for the talentless.

Because thankfulness is the tonic that always cures the cancers of greed, envy and jealously, it should be taken in liberal doses daily.

I had forgotten. Disgust shadows desire.Another life is never safely envied.

If only you could see the greatness in yourself, you wouldn't envy the greatness in others.

Living life with contentment is the greatest well-being.

Do not share your thoughts with people who think that what you are thinking is not worth thinking.