Jealousy quotes
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"Jealousy is the very reverse of understanding, of sympathy, and of generous feeling. Never has jealousy added to character, never does it make the individual big and fine."
"Whoever envies another confesses his superiority."
"Jealousy is the greatest of all evils, and the one that arouses the least pity in the person who causes it."
"Never waste jealousy on a real man: it is the imaginary man that supplants us all in the long run."
"Envy is the most stupid of vices, for there is no single advantage to be gained from it."
"Common sense dictates that we evaluate our beliefs on the basis of how they affect us. If they make us more loving, creative, and wise, they are good beliefs. If they make us cruel, jealous, depressed and sick, they cannot be good beliefs."
"Transform jealousy to admiration, and what you admire will become part of your life."
"Jealousy is nothing more than a fear of abandonment"
"There is a sort of jealousy which needs very little fire; it is hardly a passion, but a blight bred in the cloudy, damp despondency of uneasy egoism."
"Jealous people poison their own banquet and then eat it"
"Nothing is as obnoxious as other people's luck."
"The sure mark of one born with noble qualities is being born without envy."
"Pity is for the living, envy is for the dead."
"Although we are all the same in not wanting problems and wanting a peaceful life, we tend to create a lot of problems for ourselves. Encountering those problems, anger develops and overwhelms our mind, which leads to violence. A good way to counter this and to work for a more peaceful world is to develop concern for others. Then our anger, jealousy and other destructive emotions will naturally weaken and diminish."
"Mentally, physically and emotionally we are the same. We each have the potential to good and bad and to be overcome by disturbing emotions such as anger, fear, hatred, suspicion and greed. These emotions can be the cause of many problems. On the other hand if you cultivate loving kindness, compassion and concern for others, there will be no room for anger, hatred and jealousy."
"Jealousy is indeed a poor medium to secure love, but it is a secure medium to destroy one"
"Trifles light as air are to the jealous confirmations strong as proofs of holy writ."
"Jealousy is a dog's bark which attracts thieves."
"Love that is fed by jealousy dies hard."
"A negative judgment gives you more satisfaction than praise, provided it smacks of jealousy."
