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Envy Quotes

Envy consists in seeing things never in themselves, but only in their relations. If you desire glory, you may envy Napoleon, but Napoleon envied Caesar, Caesar envied Alexander, and Alexander, I daresay, envied Hercules, who never existed Picture Quote #1

A person is born with feelings of envy and hate. If he gives way to them, they will lead him to violence and crime, and any sense of loyalty and good faith will be abandoned Picture Quote #1

A woman has two smiles that an angel might envy, the smile that accepts a lover before words are uttered, and the smile that lights on the first born babe, and assures it of a mother’s love Picture Quote #1

Birds have wings; they’re free; they can fly where they want when they want. They have the kind of mobility many people envy Picture Quote #1

Never underestimate the power of jealousy and the power of envy to destroy. Never underestimate that Picture Quote #1

One of the greatest things drama can do, at it’s best, is to redefine the words we use every day such as love, home, family, loyalty and envy. Tragedy need not be a downer Picture Quote #1

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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 Picture Quote #1

Large parties given to very young children... foster the passions of vanity and envy, and produce a love of dress and display which is very repulsive in the character of a child Picture Quote #1

It is impossible not to envy the man who can dismiss reason, although we know how it must turn out at last Picture Quote #1

Envy, like the worm, never runs but to the fairest fruit; like a cunning bloodhound, it singles out the fattest deer in the flock Picture Quote #1

Nearly every glamorous, wealthy, successful career woman you might envy now started out as some kind of schlep Picture Quote #1

I don’t envy men and I certainly wouldn’t like to become one now Picture Quote #1

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Envy is like a fly that passes all the body’s sounder parts, and dwells upon the sores Picture Quote #1

If malice or envy were tangible and had a shape, it would be the shape of a boomerang Picture Quote #1

They envy the distinction I have won; let them therefore, envy my toils, my honesty, and the methods by which I gained it Picture Quote #1

Envy, my son, wears herself away, and droops like a lamb under the influence of the evil eye Picture Quote #1

On the one hand, people think they own kids; they feel that they have the right to tell the kids what to do. On the other hand, people envy kids. We’d like to be kids our whole lives. Kids get to do what they do. They live on their instincts Picture Quote #1

On every movie I’ve done as a director, I look at the producers and having done it, I don’t envy them, at all Picture Quote #1

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I do not envy the headache you will have when you awake. In the meantime, dream of large women Picture Quote #1

Let others either envy or pity me; I care not, so long as I enjoy myself Picture Quote #1

I know that a man who shows me his wealth is like the beggar who shows me his poverty; they are both looking for alms from me, the rich man for the alms of my envy, the poor man for the alms of my guilt Picture Quote #1

I envy people who can just look at a sunset. I wonder how you can shoot it. There is nothing more grotesque to me than a vacation Picture Quote #1

I envy children who know that they’re going to become doctors, know they’re going to go into the forces or whatever. I think choice is one of the hardest things, but that’s what I try to give my children, to say you can do anything Picture Quote #1

No bloody or unbloody change of society can eradicate the evil in man: as long as there will be men, there will be malice, envy and hatred, and hence there cannot be a society which does not have to employ coercive restraint Picture Quote #1

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Skating takes up 70 percent of my time, school about 25 percent. Having fun and talking to my friends, 5 percent. It’s hard. I envy other kids a lot of things, but I get a guilt trip when I’m not training Picture Quote #1

Envy comes from people’s ignorance of, or lack of belief in, their own gifts Picture Quote #1

With a few flowers in my garden, half a dozen pictures and some books, I live without envy Picture Quote #1

$Is it not clear, however, that bliss and envy are the numerator and denominator of the fraction called happiness? Picture Quote #1$

I envy no quality of the mind or intellect in others; not genius, power, wit, nor fancy; but, if I could choose what would be most delightful, and, I believe, most useful to me, I should prefer a firm religious belief to every other blessing Picture Quote #1

Blessed loves! how happy they have made us on the earth; what will they be when they have deepened through ages, with no alloy of envy or suspicion or selfishness or sorrow? Picture Quote #1

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Envy consists in seeing things never in themselves, but only in their relations. If you desire glory, you may envy Napoleon, but Napoleon envied Caesar, Caesar envied Alexander, and Alexander, I daresay, envied Hercules, who never existed (Envy Quotes) A person is born with feelings of envy and hate. If he gives way to them, they will lead him to violence and crime, and any sense of loyalty and good faith will be abandoned (Envy Quotes) A woman has two smiles that an angel might envy, the smile that accepts a lover before words are uttered, and the smile that lights on the first born babe, and assures it of a mother’s love (Envy Quotes) Birds have wings; they’re free; they can fly where they want when they want. They have the kind of mobility many people envy (Envy Quotes) Never underestimate the power of jealousy and the power of envy to destroy. Never underestimate that (Envy Quotes) One of the greatest things drama can do, at it’s best, is to redefine the words we use every day such as love, home, family, loyalty and envy. Tragedy need not be a downer (Envy Quotes) 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 (Envy Quotes) Large parties given to very young children... foster the passions of vanity and envy, and produce a love of dress and display which is very repulsive in the character of a child (Envy Quotes) It is impossible not to envy the man who can dismiss reason, although we know how it must turn out at last (Envy Quotes) Envy, like the worm, never runs but to the fairest fruit; like a cunning bloodhound, it singles out the fattest deer in the flock (Envy Quotes) Nearly every glamorous, wealthy, successful career woman you might envy now started out as some kind of schlep (Envy Quotes) I don’t envy men and I certainly wouldn’t like to become one now (Envy Quotes) Envy is like a fly that passes all the body’s sounder parts, and dwells upon the sores (Envy Quotes) If malice or envy were tangible and had a shape, it would be the shape of a boomerang (Envy Quotes) They envy the distinction I have won; let them therefore, envy my toils, my honesty, and the methods by which I gained it (Envy Quotes) Envy, my son, wears herself away, and droops like a lamb under the influence of the evil eye (Envy Quotes) On the one hand, people think they own kids; they feel that they have the right to tell the kids what to do. On the other hand, people envy kids. We’d like to be kids our whole lives. Kids get to do what they do. They live on their instincts (Envy Quotes) On every movie I’ve done as a director, I look at the producers and having done it, I don’t envy them, at all (Envy Quotes) I do not envy the headache you will have when you awake. In the meantime, dream of large women (Envy Quotes) Let others either envy or pity me; I care not, so long as I enjoy myself (Envy Quotes) I know that a man who shows me his wealth is like the beggar who shows me his poverty; they are both looking for alms from me, the rich man for the alms of my envy, the poor man for the alms of my guilt (Envy Quotes) I envy people who can just look at a sunset. I wonder how you can shoot it. There is nothing more grotesque to me than a vacation (Envy Quotes) I envy children who know that they’re going to become doctors, know they’re going to go into the forces or whatever. I think choice is one of the hardest things, but that’s what I try to give my children, to say you can do anything (Envy Quotes) No bloody or unbloody change of society can eradicate the evil in man: as long as there will be men, there will be malice, envy and hatred, and hence there cannot be a society which does not have to employ coercive restraint (Envy Quotes) Skating takes up 70 percent of my time, school about 25 percent. Having fun and talking to my friends, 5 percent. It’s hard. I envy other kids a lot of things, but I get a guilt trip when I’m not training (Envy Quotes) Envy comes from people’s ignorance of, or lack of belief in, their own gifts (Envy Quotes) With a few flowers in my garden, half a dozen pictures and some books, I live without envy (Envy Quotes) Is it not clear, however, that bliss and envy are the numerator and denominator of the fraction called happiness? (Envy Quotes) I envy no quality of the mind or intellect in others; not genius, power, wit, nor fancy; but, if I could choose what would be most delightful, and, I believe, most useful to me, I should prefer a firm religious belief to every other blessing (Envy Quotes) Blessed loves! how happy they have made us on the earth; what will they be when they have deepened through ages, with no alloy of envy or suspicion or selfishness or sorrow? (Envy Quotes)

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