Quotes by Envy I am Envy, begotten of a chimney-sweeper and an oyster-wife. I cannot read, and therefore wish all books were burnt; I am lean with seeing others eat - O that there would come a famine through all the world, that all might die, and I live alone; then thou should'st see how fat I would be! But must thou sit and I stand? Come down, with a vengeance! Christopher Marlowe envy oysters book Our purest form of joy comes when people we envy get hurt. That most genuine form of joy. Chuck Palahniuk envy hurt people Envy honors the dead in order to insult the living. Claude Adrien Helvetius envy honor order Nothing can allay the rage of biting envy. Claudius Claudianus biting envy rage The destructive fixation of the envious English-Canadian mind requires that the highest, happiest most agile flyers be laid low. [It is] a sadistic desire corroded by soul-destroying envy, to intimidate all those who might aspire to anything the slightest exceptional. Conrad Black envy soul mind Envy is when you resent God's goodness in other people's lives and ignore God's goodness in your own life. Craig Groeschel envy goodness people The motive behind criticism often determines its validity. Those who care criticize where necessary. Those who envy criticize the moment they think that they have found a weak spot. Criss Jami envy criticism thinking Envy is a sign of insecurity, yes; but so is longing to be envied. Criss Jami longing envy insecurity Beware of feedback from friends whose judgments could be tainted by feelings of envy or the need to flatter. Curtis Jackson envy feelings needs To help us bring benefit to others through our words and actions, it is useful to cultivate an attitude of sympathetic joy in others’ achievements and good fortune. This attitude is a powerful antidote against envy, which is not only a source of unnecessary suffering on the individual level but also an obstacle to our ability to reach out and engage with others. Dalai Lama envy powerful attitude Unjust criticism is usually disguised compliment. It often means that you have aroused jealously and envy. Remember that no one ever kicks a dead log. Dale Carnegie unjust-criticism envy mean I often envy my friends who are visual artists. Visual artists have other things to work with. Other media. I envy my sculptor friends: they have hunks of matter. Marble. Wood. It's physical, which I find very appealing. What we have is nothing, is just glaringly blank. Dani Shapiro envy media artist I'm always nervous doing auditions - to be honest, I hate it. I always envy the actors who are so cool and cold-blooded when they go in for an audition, especially if it's for a part that you would really love to play. Daniel Bruhl envy hate play Closeness can lead to emotions other than love. It's the ones who have been too intimate with you, lived in too close quarters, seen too much of your pain or envy or, perhaps more than anything, your shame, who, at the crucial moment, can be too easy to cut out, to exile, to expel, to kill off. Daniel Mendelsohn envy cutting pain There, pride, avarice, and envy are the tongues men know and heed, a Babel of depsair Dante Alighieri envy pride men I think about some of the novels I love - The Stranger, Disgrace, Quicksand and Passing, Giovanni's Room, The Talented Mr. Ripley. I think I'm more intrigued by characters who don't do the right thing and where we are allowed to identify with their shame/dishonesty/envy... whatever. Danzy Senna envy character thinking Why wouldn't you want to be the envy of your neighbors by being so good and so generous and so smart in how you use the power that you obviously have? That's my patriotism. Dar Williams envy smart use I hate fishes, they all look so miserable. Daul Kim envy hate looks Envy was just the tax you paid on success. David Nicholls taxes envy success Gossip bespeaks either a vacant mind or one that entertains jealousy or envy. David O. McKay gossip envy mind «4567891011121314»