Discontent is the foundation of envy. Never satisfied with that which is built upon it, there is always a search for an alternative facade. Great is the structure of contentment, that cherishes its very composition, for in such there is no need of want. - Wes Fessler

Envy Quotes

Envy

"Oh, what a bitter thing it is to look into happiness through another man's eyes."

William Shakespeare

Envy

"As iron is eaten away by rust, so the envious are consumed by their own passion."

Antisthenes

Envy

"When you become who you wish to be, there is no need for envy."

Wes Fessler

Envy

"How much better a thing it is to be envied than to be pitied."

Herodotus

Envy

"Envy is the ulcer of the soul."

Socrates

Envy

"Man will do many things to get himself loved; he will do all things to get himself envied."

Mark Twain

Envy

"It is in the character of very few men to honor without envy a friend who has prospered."

Aeschylus

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