Envy Quotes
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The dullard's envy of brilliant men is always assuaged by the suspicion that they will come to a bad end.
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While many people overseas envy Korea's development, it is true that society has many problems such as economic polarization and a low birthrate.
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The gifts given to us by God must not be relinquished to those who speak ill of them and who are moved by envy or ignorance.
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Envy aims very high.
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The United States of America became the envy of the world because we welcomed the best and brightest minds from anywhere on the planet and gave them the opportunity to succeed.
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Oh God, don't envy me, I have my own pains.
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Fools may our scorn, not envy, raise. For envy is a kind of praise.
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Envy comes from people's ignorance of, or lack of belief in, their own gifts.
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When I was the NIH director, I often expressed envy of institute directors: they had the money and ran the scientific programmes.
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I've always had rock star envy. Unfortunately, writing is a pedestrian, tame occupation done while sitting in coffee-stained pajamas in front of a computer rather than prowling around a huge stage in sweaty leather pants, so I have to get my kicks vicariously.
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The world of empirical morality consists for the most part of nothing but ill will and envy.
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Greatness inspires envy, envy engenders spite, spite spawns lies.
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I envy the sensibility in Europe, appreciating beauty in women as they age. I'm going to go that way. I might dye my gray hair for a bit, but beyond that the buck stops. I'm not having any work done.
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Sickened by vermin that feed, in the shade of the good, on envy, greed, and suspicion, by the snake-like hissing of venomous tongues that fear hate and revile the mystery of free thought and upright heart The spirit would cast aside all deceit, open his heart to the spirit he trusts, and unite with him freely as one.
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The wicked envy and hate; it is their way of admiring.
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The suburban housewife - she was the dream image of the young American women and the envy, it was said, of women all over the world. The American housewife - freed by science and labor-saving appliances from the drudgery, the dangers of childbirth, and the illnesses of her grandmother … had found true feminine fulfilment.
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We envy people we love for being always in their own loved company.
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Congratulation, n. The civility of envy.
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My younger sister's a comedian. She has a sketch comedy group in Chicago called Schadenfreude and I look at her with such admiration and envy because it's such an amazing thing to make someone laugh.
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How can we explain the perpetuity of envy--a vice which yields no return?
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Pride, envy, avarice - these are the sparks have set on fire the hearts of all men.
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Bryan Adams might not be what I want to put on, but he's a pop singer with a great voice and great guitar tone. Plus, he's done more for Canada than Rush have, because he works all the time. I envy him for that.
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You campaigned against rich people and you got enough envy whipped up in the country and you're gonna get 'em. You're gonna stick it to those rich people. But guess what? You may not get anymore revenue. You may not get anymore economic growth. But you can say, 'I stuck it to the rich people.'
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The best song lyrics seem to me so artful, so brilliant, so warm and humorous, with both passion and wit, that my admiration is matched only by my envy.
