“I have no respect for the passion of equality, which seems to me merely idealizing envy.”
Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr.
“Man will do many things to get himself loved; he will do all things to get himself envied”
Mark Twain
“By common consent gray hairs are a crown of glory; the only object of respect that can never excite envy”
George Bancroft
“You have enemies? Good. That means you've stood up for something, sometime in your life.”
Winston Churchill
“Do not overrate what you have received, nor envy others. He who envies others does not obtain peace of mind.”
Buddha
“Never trust anyone who wants what you've got. Friend or no, envy is an overwhelming emotion.”
Eubie Blake
“Greatness inspires envy, envy engenders spite, spite spawns lies.”
Joanne Kathleen Rowling