Jealousy injures us with the dagger of self-doubt. ~Terri Guillemets
A show of envy is an insult to oneself. ~Yevgeny Alexandrovich Yevtushenko
Envy is a symptom of lack of appreciation of our own uniqueness and self worth. Each of us has something to give that no one else has. ~Elizabeth O’Connor
And oft, my jealousy shapes faults that are not. ~William Shakespeare
In jealousy there is more self-love than love. ~François, Duc de La Rochefoucauld
Envy is the art of counting the other fellow’s blessings instead of your own. ~Harold Coffin
I’ve spent most of my life walking under that hovering cloud, jealousy, whose acid raindrops blurred my vision and burned holes in my heart. ~Astrid Alauda
Jealousy in romance is like salt in food. A little can enhance the savor, but too much can spoil the pleasure and, under certain circumstances, can be life-threatening. ~Maya Angelou
The jealous bring down the curse they fear upon their own heads. ~Dorothy Dix
It is in the character of very few men to honor without envy a friend who has prospered. ~Aeschylus
Envy is a littleness of soul, which cannot see beyond a certain point, and if it does not occupy the whole space feels itself excluded. ~William Hazlitt
Jealousy is no more than feeling alone against smiling enemies. ~Elizabeth Bowen
The envious die not once, but as oft as the envied win applause. ~Baltasar Gracian
As iron is eaten by rust, so are the envious consumed by envy. ~Antisthenes
Envy is the most stupid of vices, for there is no single advantage to be gained from it. ~Honore de Balzac
The truest mark of being born with great qualities is being born without envy. ~Francois Duc de la Rochefoucauld
Pity is for the living, envy is for the dead. ~Mark Twain
