Envy Quotes
As iron is eaten by rust, so are the envious consumed by envy.
Buddha
Do not overrate what you have received, nor envy others. He who envies others does not obtain peace of mind.
Churchill, Charles
With that malignant envy which turns pale, And sickens, even if a friend prevail.
Gay, John
Fools may our scorn, not envy, raise. For envy is a kind of praise.
Herodotus
It is better to be envied than pitied.
Horace
The envious man grows lean at the success of his neighbor.
La Rochefoucauld, François
Our envy always lasts longer than the happiness of those we envy.
Livy, Titus
Envy, like fire, soars upward.
Marlowe, Christopher
I am Envy. I cannot read and therefore wish all books burned.
Moliere
The envious will die, but envy never.
Ovid
Envy feeds on the living. It ceases when they are dead.
Tacitus
When men are full of envy they disparage everything, whether it be good or bad.