- “Love begets wisdom, thus it is, as often misconceived, more than vain layers of tenderness; it is inherently rational and comprehensive of the problem within the problem: for instance, envy is one of the most excused sins in the media of political correctness. Those you find most attractive, or seem to have it all, are often some of the most insecure at heart, and that is because people assume that they do not need anything but defamation.” ― Criss Jami, Killosophy
- “প্রতিটি মানুষের হৃদয়ই ভালোবাসার হিংসার দ্বারা সংক্রমিত! এটা ঠিক একটি ঘুমন্ত আগ্নেয়গিরির মত কাজ করে যেটা সঠিক সময়ে জেগে উঠে!” ― Md. Ziaul Haque
- Never outshine the master. Robert Greene
- Jealousy or a zero-sum view of success, someone else getting all the attention. Jerry Neumann
- “You’re thinking that people don’t keep up old jealousies for twenty years or so. Perhaps not. Not just primitive, brute jealousy. That means a word and a blow. But the thing that rankles is hurt vanity. That sticks. Humiliation. And we’ve all got a sore spot we don’t like to have touched.” ― Dorothy L. Sayers, Whose Body?
- “Years from now, when I’m successful and happy, …and he’s in prison… I hope I’m not too mature to gloat.” ― Bill Watterson
- “Maya (Space-Time) takes away more than it gives. The neighbour whose lifestyle you envy has bigger problems than yours.” ― Shunya
- Maybe jealousy and envy would fade if we knew the full story behind success. Maybe we would be less likely to put people on a pedestal. James Clear
- It’s such a poisonous emotion because, at the end of the day, you’re no better off, you’re unhappier, and the person you’re jealous of is still successful or good-looking or whatever they are. Naval Ravikant
- Appearing better than others is always dangerous, but most dangerous of all is to appear to have no faults or weaknesses. Envy creates silent enemies. It is smart to occasionally display defects, and admit to harmless vices, in order to deflect envy and appear more approachable. Robert Greene
- “It is in the character of very few men to honor without envy a friend who has prospered.” ― Aeschylus
- “People who are jealous of you, are well known that you are four steps ahead of them.” ― Santosh Kumar (San)
- “He wasn’t, I realized when I read those scenes concerning Blair and myself, close to any of us– except of course to Blair, and really not even to her. He was simply someone who floated through our lives and didn’t seem to care how flatly he perceived everyone or that he’d shared our secret failures with the world, showcasing the youthful indifference, the gleaming nihilism, glamorizing the horror of it all. But there was no point in being angry with him.” ― Bret Easton Ellis, Imperial Bedrooms
- “Welcome to the wonderful world of jealousy, he thought. For the price of admission, you get a splitting headache, a nearly irresistable urge to commit murder, and an inferiority complex. Yippee.” ― J.R. Ward, Dark Lover
- Our envy always lasts longer than the happiness of those we envy. François de La Rochefoucauld
- “I envy people that know love. That have someone who takes them as they are.” ― Jess C Scott, The Devilin Fey
- “There is no envy, jealousy, or hatred between the different colors of the rainbow. And no fear either. Because each one exists to make the others’ love more beautiful.” ― Aberjhani, Journey through the Power of the Rainbow: Quotations from a Life Made Out of Poetry
- “Manifest plainness,Embrace simplicity,Reduce selfishness,Have few desires.” ― Lao Tzu
- “Don’t show a friend your gift, or your bag of money if you still want to maintain your relationship, but if nay, go on, and all you’ll see is hate and jealousy, and you’ll fight with him in the street like a dog and all you’ll feel is regret.” ― Michael Bassey Johnson
- The little “me” is jealous. The true self is content. Maxime Lagacé
- “I am Envy…I cannot read and therefore wish all books burned.” ― Christopher Marlowe
- Envy, if surrounded on all sides by the brightness of another’s prosperity, like the scorpion confined within a circle of fire, will sting itself to death. Charles Caleb Colton
- Envy suggests inferiority. Wayne Gerard Trotman
- “There will always be someone willing to hurt you, put you down, gossip about you, belittle your accomplishments and judge your soul. It is a fact that we all must face. However, if you realize that God is a best friend that stands beside you when others cast stones you will never be afraid, never feel worthless and never feel alone.” ― Shannon Alder
- “No matter where you go, there’s always something to deal with; if it’s not greed, it’s lust, or envy, or pride, or something else. You just have to live your life so uncorrupted that it offsets the corruption as much as possible.” ― A.J. Darkholme, Rise of the Morningstar
- For most of us, envy is the basis of our actions; remove envy and we feel we are lost. All our effort is towards success, and in that there is envy; behind that envy there is fear. Jiddu Krishnamurti
- The lovesick, the betrayed, and the jealous all smell alike. Colette
- “And I got out of there without punching anyone, kicking anyone, or breaking down in tears. Some days the small victories are all you achieve.” ― Molly Ringle, Relatively Honest
- “And yes, I’ll admit, I am jealous. I’m jealous of every minute you spend with him, of every concerned expression you send his way, of every tear shed, of every glance, every touch, and every thought. I want to rip him to pieces and purge him from your mind and from your heart. But I can’t.” ― Colleen Houck
- Envy of others is always a reflection of something we feel about ourselves. Shane Parrish