Envy

Famous quotes containing the word envy:

“The praise of ancient authors proceeds not from the reverence of the dead, but from the competition and mutual envy of the living.”
—Thomas Hobbes (1588–1679)

“Our envy always lasts longer than the good fortune of those we envy.”
—François, Duc De La Rochefoucauld (1613–1680)

“Every other enjoyment malice may destroy; every other panegyric envy may withhold; but no human power can deprive the boaster of his own encomiums.”
—Samuel Johnson (1709–1784)