Quotes on jealousy
Never waste jealousy on a real man: it is the imaginary man that supplants us all in the long run.
Shaw, George Bernard
Jealousy is the dragon in paradise; the hell of heaven; and the most bitter of the emotions because associated with the sweetest.
Orage, A.R.
Envy assails the noblest: the winds howl around the highest peaks.
Ovid
"What's with him?" "Laser envy."
Author, Unknown
Be thrifty, but not covetous.
Herbert, George
So full of artless jealousy is guilt, It spills itself in fearing to be spilt.
Shakespeare, William
Our envy always lasts longer than the happiness of those we envy.
Heraclitus
Jealousy is inconsolable because it cannot know the beloved's innermost thoughts.
Cooley, Mason
He that is not jealous is not in love.
Augustine, St.
Envy is thin because it bites but never eats.
Proverb, Spanish
For jealousy arouses a husband's fury, and he shows no restraint when he takes revenge. He will accept no compensation, and refuses a bribe no matter how great.
Bible
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.
O'Connor, Elizabeth
Do not envy a sinner you don't know what disaster awaits him.
Bible
Envy can be a positive motivator. Let it inspire you to work harder for what you want.
Author, Unknown
Whoever envies another confesses his superiority.
Johnson, Samuel
Jealousy is indeed a poor medium to secure love, but it is a secure medium to destroy one's self-respect. For jealous people, like dope-fiends, stoop to the lowest level and in the end inspire only disgust and loathing.
Goldman, Emma
Jealousy is simply and clearly the fear that you do not have value. Jealousy scans for evidence to prove the point - that others will be preferred and rewarded more than you. There is only one alternative - self-value. If you cannot love yourself, you will not believe that you are loved. You will always think it's a mistake or luck. Take your eyes off others and turn the scanner within. Find the seeds of your jealousy, clear the old voices and experiences. Put all the energy into building your personal and emotional security. Then you will be the one others envy, and you can remember the pain and reach out to them.
James, Jennifer
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.
Hazlitt, William
There's no jealousy in the grave.
Kipling, Rudyard
It is not love that is blind, but jealousy.
Durrell, Lawrence
It is in the character of very few men to honor without envy a friend who has prospered.
Aeschylus
I used to envy kids who had an old-fashioned Grandpa. Not any more. I've got a new ambition. Now I just want to become a modern-type Grandpa myself-and really start living.
Hal
Jealousy would be far less torturous if we understood that love is a passion entirely unrelated to our merits.
Eldridge, Paul
The ear of jealousy heareth all things.
The Bible
Our envy of others devours us most of all.
Author, Unknown
Every other sin hath some pleasure annexed to it, or will admit of an excuse: envy alone wants both.
Burton, Robert
Anger and jealousy can no more bear to lose sight of their objects than love.
Eliot, George
As iron is eaten by rust, so are the envious consumed by envy.
Antisthenes
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.
Alauda, Astrid
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.
Angelou, Maya
The jealous are troublesome to others, but a torment to themselves.
Penn, William
There are many roads to hate, but envy is the shortest of them all.
Author, Unknown
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. Once I learned to use the umbrella of confidence, the skies cleared up for me and the sunshine called joy became my faithful companion.
Alauda, Astrid