There is nothing more universally commended than a fine day; the reason is that people can commend it without envy.
Disgust is often more deeply buried than envy and anger, but it compounds and intensifies the other negative emotions.
People that are conceited of their own merit take pride in being unfortunate, that themselves and others may think them considerable enough to be the envy and the mark of fortune.
For years I looked at the Iranians with envy - not at the outcome of their 1979 revolution, but because it was a popular uprising, not a euphemism for a coup.
Socialism is a philosophy of failure, the creed of ignorance, and the gospel of envy, its inherent virtue is the equal sharing of misery.
Every time that I think of the crucifixion of Christ, I commit the sin of envy.
Probably the greatest harm done by vast wealth is the harm that we of moderate means do ourselves when we let the vices of envy and hatred enter deep into our own natures.
Whether couched in terms of envy, admiration, or derision, celebrity fascination begins as an exercise in imagining what it would be like to lead a more carefree and pleasurable life.
Envy among other ingredients has a mixture of the love of justice in it. We are more angry at undeserved than at deserved good-fortune.
One thing I really envy about my friends who have kids is that as their children develop, they're able to revisit their own developmental stages and recognise themselves and undo a lot of things they decided.
When men are full of envy they disparage everything, whether it be good or bad.
The country already has a leader who divides us with the bitter politics of envy. We have to offer an alternative vision.
I'm pretty rubbish, as we say in Britain, artwise, and I always envy people who can pick up something and even do just a little doodle of someone that looks vaguely like them. It's impressive.
When I think over what I have said, I envy dumb people.
Do not overrate what you have received, nor envy others. He who envies others does not obtain peace of mind.
The gifts given to us by God must not be relinquished to those who speak ill of them and who are moved by envy or ignorance.
Our envy always lasts longer than the happiness of those we envy.
The flower which is single need not envy the thorns that are numerous.
Pride, which inspires us with so much envy, is sometimes of use toward the moderating of it too.
Never envy a man his lady. Behind it all lays a living hell.