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“Lucian's father had warned him to fear idle men. Without the pride gained from a good day's work, they were left to their vices and the doubts that crowded their head. Their hatred. Their envy.”
“She was wearing her fuzzy pink hat and she was happy, which was so obnoxious. She'd become one of those people who waltzed through life without so much as a split end, and I was still one of those ...”
“We may be just a drop in the ocean, but even the ocean envies the depth of our love.”
“Envy nobody. It is the true secret of happiness, or at least the only one I know. (By Moonlight)”
“How much I'd always envied the tight life of voles. The hidey hole was happiness.”
“If I were to envy any persons on this planet, it would be mountain hermits. You often hear old platitudes such as, 'Speak out. Be heard.' On the contrary, a breath of fresh air would be something l...”
“ reconciliation with oneself removes hate & envy so the heart is filled with love and peace”
“Envy, after all, comes from wanting something that isn't yours. But grief comes from losing something you've already had.”
“He was a mystery to her, and every time she tried to solve him it caused her a little more pain. But when she tired to give him up he pursued her in her thoughts, stronger each time.”
“Everyone says love hurts, but that is not true. Loneliness hurts. Rejection hurts. Losing someone hurts. Envy hurts. Everyone gets these things confused with love, but in reality love is the only t...”
“Years from now, when I'm successful and happy, ...and he's in prison... I hope I'm not too mature to gloat.”
“Jealousy is a detestable motive.”
“It is in the character of very few men to honor without envy a friend who has prospered.”
“There was a certain usefulness in having a husband whom most people could barely tolerate: it deflected envy, for one thing.”
“Do you think it is a vain hope that one day man will find joy in noble deeds of light and mercy, rather than in the coarse pleasures he indulges in today -- gluttony, fornication, ostentation, boas...”
“Why waste your strength envying and hating instead of loving?”
“Those people, who hate you, envy your freedom.”
“What's wrong with people is people. There's no cure for that.”
“I envy people who know how to talk to her, my heart begins to pound whenever I see her and she forces me to forget all what I have had rehearsed in my mind. For me, not being able to tame my heart ...”
“Don't waste your time being envious of what you don't have or who you want to be. Instead, focus on what you do have and who you can become.”
