We spend our time envying people whom we wouldn't wish to be.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
Envy is human nature.
I have never been given to envy - save for the envy I feel toward those people who have the ability to make a marriage work and endure happily.
Our envy always lasts longer than the happiness of those we envy.
Envy is an insult to oneself.
Envy is never general, but always very particular - at least envy of the kind one feels strongly.
I think envy motivates a lot of people.
Envy is the central fact of American life.
Envy comes from people's ignorance of, or lack of belief in, their own gifts.
You know, sometimes you're jealous of other people and their achievements, and you wanna be that person, but I've come to realize that each individual on this planet has his own path.
All who have taken it upon themselves to rule over others have incurred hatred and unpopularity for a time; but if one has a great aim to pursue, this burden of envy must be accepted, and it is wise to accept it.
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