Best 1090 quotes in «envy quotes» category

I've always looked on criticism as a sort of envious tribute.

I've never seen anyone who cheats but always feel cheated than someone who envy. They are the ones destroying, sabotaging, and wishing ill. However, they are the ones feeling hurt and feeling cheated the more.

I've envied you over the years, carving out a different life for yourself, going where the wind blows you. That takes guts." For the briefest sliver in time, the world shimmered and Sugar saw her life as an enviable jewel: a shining gem radiating energy and possibility that no one but she would ever possess, no matter what its deficiencies.

I’ve learnt to gather simplicity from grasshoppers. I like their naive indecisive minds never knowing exactly when to stop chirping, and I envy their ability to be able to mingle with the green…

Living life with contentment is the greatest well-being.

Look, no matter how much you want to be Y, you cannot be reborn as him. You are not Y. It's okay for you to be you. However, I am not saying it's fine to be 'just as you are'. If you are unable to really feel happy, then it's clear that things aren't right just as they are. You've got to put one foot in front of the other, and not stop.

Look up at the stars, not down at your haters.

I've got such an envious heart; It sloshes and aches when you touch her face, and I don't know what to do with it, other than to just let it break.

Love your work and rejoice in all your accomplishments.

Loud critics are silenced by loud success.

Love does not envy, does not boast, does not delight in evil but rejoice in truth.

I want to say something here, a lot of times, each of us may have been guilty of labeling someone materialistic because they have a high standard or expectation from those they want to relate with or deal with. In our minds, we are pissed off. How can they elevate the standards so high, so high that we are excluded, it must be selfish of them and in fact wicked. They are saying that we are not fit to be their friends, etc, etc. We spend so much energy trying to analyse and sometimes even dare to dictate to others what standards they should keep and maintain so we can fit in, I think with respect, it is a flawed way of thinking about the situation. It is a manner of thinking about the situation that may never solve of problems, our inadequacy. The government may set standards and regulations about how we ought t conduct our affairs in the public, but it will hardly, rarely and barely concern itself with the regulation of personal and private life, except those private actions that have or bring about public consequences. As such, each one of us has the power to make Rules and Regulations for the Admission of Persons into our lives, it is not in your capacity to cry when someone chooses to set his as high as the Eiffel tower Finally, instead of dying of envy, jealousy or resulting in character assassination, what you may do is spend time climbing the ladder of life, that you may become relevant to those you wish to dine and wine with. This is the hard part and most of us will rather squirm and cry-fowl. The rules of the game was set by nature, quitting, is a choice too.

Man of simple life envies the man of complex life and man of complex life envies the man of simple life! The solution is simple: Let them taste the lives they envy. And thus the envy will disappear; it will replace with the truth!

Many critics are born of envy.

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.

Marvel hates her because she's pretty and doesn't have any kids to worry about.

Millions upon millions will attain your ceremony, but don't think all of them are in a ceremonius mood.

Moon is a superstar to a neon light Both are in doubt of their lifeless plight One envies the sun, the other one’s scared But to face the dark they’re always prepared

Most complain about dried up lawns; others envy a neighbor's green lawn, but winners learn from all lawns while cultivating their own.

Many who despise you believe it is the only way to lift themselves up. Many who want to be like you do not know who you really are.

Many people, who should have been rejoicing for what they've achieved, are rather regretting just because of one reason; they looked at what someone else was doing. Comparison eliminates contentment and then kills inner joy!

Mortals are easily tempted to pinch the life out of their neighbor's buzzing glory, and think that such killing is no murder.

Most people are usually unable to enjoy what they are doing, or what they have or are having, when there is no one to envy them.

Most people do not want much. All they want is to be envied by most people.

Most people throw away their personal power... If you want to know where, look at who and what you hate, blame, resent, and envy.

Never envy anyone's gifts, or you will become a prisoner of their success.

My love, you are driving the entire world mad. The nightingales are committing suicide one by one out of jealousy of your voice. The roses took one glance at your beauty and folded themselves from shame. The trees now only whisper your name and the sky hasn’t stopped crying since you looked up. Have pity on us, my love. We have already broken all the mirrors and glass out of fear that you will forget us and fall in love with yourself once you see what we all cannot stop seeing.

Never envy someone's gifts or you will become a prisoner of their talents.

Nanak dukhiya sab sansaar! This whole world is ridden with Sorrow. Stop comparing as we all have a fucked up life, family and job! No matter what others show and potray! ;) "Jhaak ke dekhoge (I mean kareeb se) toh pata chalega ki saamne waale ke toh zyaada phate hai" hahahahahaha

Never be envious of what someone else has.You don't know the price they paid to get it, and you don't know the price they are paying to keep it.

Never envy others. Be happy and love your work.

Never get involved with people who are likely to envy you at the end of the day. People like that will actually lurk in the bushes, play your mind, and pounce on you when you are at our most vulnerable state. Envy is the root of all evil, in all men and women, everywhere. They’re not going to leave your side, but for reasons that you wouldn’t like!

No bird in a cage has ever come to know what the mountain winds feel like, by staring at the free flying birds, wishing that they would fall from the sky!

Nothing frustrates people more than a cocky guy who's still winning.

One did not win by throwing temper tantrums.

No one has ever envied someone for their impatience or the intensity of their anger.

One way of keeping your dreams alive is to keep it to yourself. It can save you and protect your dreams to a greater extent.

No one tries to stone a tree whose fruit is not ripe.

Only what is below you tries to pull you down.

Only what is in the dark tries to dull the light of what shines.

Or is it that slow paced evil creeps in when it espies and envies happiness, and then takes a deliberate foul delight in spoiling it?

Oui, c'est votre idée, à vous tous, les ouvriers français, déterrer un trésor, pour le manger seul ensuite, dans un coin d'égoïsme et de fainéantise. Vous avez beau crier contre les riches, le courage vous manque de rendre aux pauvres l'argent que la fortune vous envoie... Jamais vous ne serez dignes du bonheur, tant que vous aurez quelque chose à vous, et que votre haine des bourgeois viendra uniquement de votre besoin enragé d'être des bourgeois à leur place.

Once she was standing by her locker and her puka shells broke and scattered and she made a joke about it but he could tell she was upset. He wanted to buy her some more. He wanted to give her a million strands of little nesting polished shells, and tropical flowers and ice creams and lemonades and a pale blue surfboard to teach her to surf on and anything else she wanted. Instead he let his checkered Vans step on one of the rolling shells and crush it.

Our failures are way less likely than our successes to be ignored by our enemies.

One who throws stones at others has less to use to build his own house.

Patience strengthens the spirit, sweetens the temper, stifles anger, extinguishes envy, subdues pride, bridles the tongue.

People only stone a tree that is full of ripe fruit.

Our successes are seldom as sweet as our enemies’ failures.

People that are jealous and envious of you are too freaking lazy to step up their own game.

... People trifle with love. Now, I deny that love is a strong passion. Fear is the strong passion; it is with fear that you must trifle, if you wish to taste the intensest joys of living. Envy me – envy me, sir,” he added with a chuckle, “I am a coward!