#envy

Far less envy in America than in France, and far less wit. ↗

— Stendhal

#envy #far #far less #france #less

To walk behind others on a road you are traveling together, to give precedence to others without envy - this is painful for an individual and painful for a nation. ↗

— Gustav Stresemann

#envy #give #individual #nation #others

When men are full of envy they disparage everything, whether it be good or bad. ↗

— Tacitus

#disparage #envy #everything #full #good

The flower which is single need not envy the thorns that are numerous. ↗

— Rabindranath Tagore

#flower #need #numerous #single #thorns

Nonetheless, do I have respect for people who believe in the hereafter? Of course I do. I might add, perhaps even a touch of envy too, because of the solace. ↗

— Studs Terkel

#because #believe #course #envy #even

Pride, envy, avarice - these are the sparks have set on fire the hearts of all men. ↗

— Dante Alighieri

#avarice #envy #fire #hearts #pride

I almost envy people who say whatever they want. ↗

— Kate Bosworth

#envy #i #people #say #want

Birds have wings; they're free; they can fly where they want when they want. They have the kind of mobility many people envy. ↗

— Roger Tory Peterson

#birds #envy #fly #free #kind

Mortals are easily tempted to pinch the life out of their neighbor's buzzing glory, and think that such killing is no murder. ↗

— George Eliot

#jealousy #neighborhood #jealousy

When I realize that God makes his gifts fit each person, there's no way I can covet what you got because it just wouldn't fit me. ↗

— William P. Smith

#coveting #envy #gifts #theology #love