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Zig ZiglarDon't be distracted by criticism. Remember, the only taste of success some people have is when they take a bite out of you.

—  Zig Ziglar, 1926-2012, American self-help writer

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Charles Caleb ColtonMoney is the most envied, but the least enjoyed. Health is the most enjoyed, but the least envied.

—  Charles Caleb Colton, 1780-1832, English cleric & writer

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Jean BaudrillardA negative judgment gives you more satisfaction than praise, provided it smacks of jealousy.

—  Jean Baudrillard, 1929-2007, French intellectual

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La RochefoucauldThe sure mark of one born with noble qualities is being born without envy.

—  La Rochefoucauld, 1613-1680, French writer

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RumiAchieve some perfection yourself, so that you may not fall into sorrow by seeing the perfection in others.

—  Rumi, 1207-1273, Persian mystic & poet

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Frank TygerYou can't be envious and happy at the same time.

—  Frank Tyger, 1929-2011, American cartoonist

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Fyodor DostoyevskyOh, how unbearable is a happy person sometimes!

—  Fyodor Dostoyevsky, 1821-1881, Russian writer

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Gore VidalWhenever a friend succeeds, a little something in me dies.

—  Gore Vidal, 1925-2012, American writer

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Victor HugoThe wicked envy and hate; it is their way of admiring.

—  Victor Hugo, 1802-1885, French writer

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Gore VidalEnvy is the central fact of American life.

—  Gore Vidal, 1925-2012, American writer

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Jim RohnThe few who do are the envy of the many who only watch.

—  Jim Rohn, 1930-2009, American self-help speker

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Anton ChekhovHow intolerable people are sometimes who are happy and successful in everything.

—  Anton Chekhov, 1860-1904, Russian writer

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Josh BillingsLove looks through a telescope; envy, through a microscope.

—  Josh Billings, 1818-1885, American humorist

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Duc de LevisCriticism is a tax that envy perceives on merit.

—  Duc de Levis, 1764-1830, French politician & author of maxims

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Antoine RivarolThe envy that speaks and shouts is always harmless. Be afraid of the envy that is silent.

—  Antoine Rivarol, 1753-1801, French author of maxims

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Bertrand RussellNext to worry probably one of the most potent causes of unhappiness is envy.

—  Bertrand Russell, 1872-1970, British philosopher

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Bertrand RussellDo not feel envious of the happiness of those who live in a fool's paradise, for only a fool will think that is happiness.

—  Bertrand Russell, 1872-1970, British philosopher

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Thomas SowellWhen people are presented with the alternatives of hating themselves for their failure or hating others for their success, they seldom choose to hate themselves.

—  Thomas Sowell, 1930 -, American political thinker

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Thomas SowellThe only people I truly envy are those who can play a musical instrument and those who can eat anything they want without gaining weight.

—  Thomas Sowell, 1930 -, American political thinker

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George EliotPeople glorify all sorts of bravery except the bravery they might show on behalf of their nearest neighbors.

—  George Eliot, 1819-1880, English writer

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Ambrose BierceCongratulation, n. The civility of envy.

—  Ambrose Bierce, 1842–1914, American writer

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Antoine RivarolOne of the properties of virtue is that it does not excite envy.

—  Antoine Rivarol, 1753-1801, French author of maxims

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Honoré de BalzacNoble hearts are neither jealous nor afraid because jealousy spells doubt and fear spells pettiness.

—  Honoré de Balzac, 1799-1850, French writer

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William Hazlitt The player envies only the player, the poet envies only the poet.

—  William Hazlitt , 1778-1830, English essayist & critic

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Marcel AchardLuck exists. Otherwise, how would you explain the success of others?

—  Marcel Achard, 1899-1974, French playwright

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Erica JongJealousy is all the fun you think they had.

—  Erica Jong, 1942-, American writer

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Erica JongThough my friends envied me because I always seemed so cheerful and confident, I was secretly terrified of practically everything.

—  Erica Jong, 1942-, American writer

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Salvador DaliThe jealousy of other painters has always been the thermometer of my success.

—  Salvador Dali, 1904-1989, Spanish painter

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Napoleon HillIt is always better to imitate a successful man than to envy him.

—  Napoleon Hill, 1883-1970, American self-help writer

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Sylvia PlathThere is something demoralizing about watching two people get more and more crazy about each other, especially when you are the only extra person in the room.

—  Sylvia Plath, 1932-1963, American poet & writer

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StendhalThere is much less envy in America than in France. And much less spirit.

—  Stendhal, 1783-1842, French writer

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H.G. WellsMoral indignation is jealousy with a halo.

—  H.G. Wells, 1866-1946, British writer

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Saadi ShiraziThey throw stones only at trees that bear fruit.

—  Saadi Shirazi, 1210-1292, Persian poet

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Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr.I have no respect for the passion of equality, which seems to me merely idealizing envy.

—  Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr., 1841-1935, 

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Thomas SowellEnvy plus rhetoric equals “social justice”.

—  Thomas Sowell, 1930 -, American political thinker

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Ancient Greek

AristotleWomen are more envious and more querulous than men.

Γυνή ανδρός φθονερώτερον και μεμψιμοιρότερον.

—  Aristotle, 384-322 BC, Ancient Greek philosopher

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HerodotusIt is better to be envied than pitied.

Φθονέεσθαι κρέσσον εστὶ ή οικτείρεσθαι.

—  Herodotus, 480-420 BC, Ancient Greek historian, the “ father of History”

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SolonThe gods are envious and mess things.

Το Θείον φθονερόν και ταραχώδες.

—  Solon, 630-560 BC, Ancient Greek lawmaker & philosopher

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SophoclesEnvy crawls towards the rich man.

Προς γαρ τον έχοντα ο φθόνος έρπει.

—  Sophocles, 496-406 BC, Ancient tragic poet ‐ Αίας

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HesiodPotter bears a grudge against potter, and craftsman against craftsman, and beggar is envious of beggar, and bard of bard.

Και κεραμεύς κεραμεί κοτέει και τέκτονι τέκτων και πτωχός πτωχώ φθονέει και αοιδός αοιδώ.

—  Hesiod, 7th cent. BC, Ancient Greek poet ‐ Works and Days -26

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DemocritusThe envious man torments himself like an enemy.

Ο φθονέων εωυτόν ως εχθρόν λυπέει.

—  Democritus, 470-370 BC, Ancient Greek philosopher

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Ancient Greek proverbAlways envious the eye of the neighbor.

Φθονερόν αεί των γειτόνων όμμα.

—  Ancient Greek proverb

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AeschylusYou will not be tolerated if you are successful.

Ουκ αν φορητός είης, ει πράσσοις καλώς.

—  Aeschylus, 525-456 BC, Ancient Greek tragedian ‐ Prometheus Bound

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PindarIt is better to be envied than pitied.

Κρέσσων γαρ οικτιρμού φθόνος.

—  Pindar, 522-438 BC, Ancient Greek lyric poet

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AntisthenesAs iron is eaten away by rust, so the envious are consumed by their own passion.

Ώσπερ υπό του ιού τον σίδηρον, ούτω τους φθονερούς υπό του ιδίου ήθους κατεσθίεσθαι.

—  Antisthenes, 445-360 BC, Ancient Greek Cynic philosopher

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AeschylusHe who is not enviable is not admirable.

Ο δ’ αφθόνητός γ’ ουκ επίζηλος πέλει.

—  Aeschylus, 525-456 BC, Ancient Greek tragedian ‐ Agamemnon

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Proverbs

English proverbThe grass is always greener on the other side of the fence.

—  English proverb

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English proverbThe grass is always greener on the other side of the fence.

—  English proverb

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