#envy

The praise of ancient authors proceeds not from the reverence of the dead, but from the competition and mutual envy of the living. ↗

— Thomas Hobbes

#authors #competition #dead #envy #living

When I think over what I have said, I envy dumb people. ↗

— Lucius Annaeus Seneca

#dumb people #envy #i #i think #over

Our citizens and those who have gone before us charted the broad outlines of where we need to go, and they would envy our opportunity to translate those dreams into action. And I believe they will judge us very harshly should we fail to act. ↗

— Dave Freudenthal

#action #before #believe #broad #charted

Never underestimate the power of jealousy and the power of envy to destroy. Never underestimate that. ↗

— Oliver Stone

#destroy #envy #never #never underestimate #power

In recompense, envy may be the subtlest - perhaps I should say the most insidious - of the seven deadly sins. ↗

— Joseph Epstein

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Envy is a buzz killer." ~R. Alan Woods [2013] ↗

— R. Alan Woods

#jealousy #r-alan-woods #jealousy

I envy the dead. ↗

— William Mulholland

#envy #i

Envy is an insult to oneself. ↗

— Yevgeny Yevtushenko

#insult #oneself

The only difference between man and man all the world over is one of degree, and not of kind, even as there is between trees of the same species. Where in is the cause for anger, envy or discrimination? ↗

— Mahatma Gandhi

#connection #culture #discrimination #envy #humanity

When you beat up someone physically, you get excercise and stress relief; when you assault him verbally on the Internet, you just harm yourself. ↗

— Nassim Nicholas Taleb

#anger-management #civics #envy #internet #playerhaters