“Few men have the natural strength to honor a friend’s success without envy.”

My will is mine, I shall not make it soft for you.

From a small seed a mighty trunk may grow.

Reverence for parents stands written among the three laws of most revered righteousness.

Excessive fear is always powerless.

Simple is the speech of truth.

By the sword you did your work, and by the sword you die.

Know yourself and fit yourself to new fashions. For there is a new ruler among the gods.

When evil come on those we dearly love, never shall we betray them.

There is no avoidance in delay.

Fear is stronger than arms.

Give me an answer which is plain to understand.

Horror gives place to wonder at your true account; The rest outstrips our comprehension; we give up.

Justice inclines her scales so that wisdom comes at the price of suffering.

Call no man happy till he is dead.

Better to die on your feet than live on your knees.

The reward of suffering is experience.

Some fans keep booing and whistling at me because I’m handsome, rich and a great player. They envy me.

The few who do are the envy of the many who only watch.

The wicked envy and hate; it is their way of admiring.

Failure comes from ego, greed, envy, fear, imitation. I have success not because I am smart, but because I am rational.

It is always better to imitate a successful man than to envy him.

Success makes so many people hate you. I wish it wasn’t that way. It would be wonderful to enjoy success without seeing envy in the eyes of those around you.

Greatness inspires envy, envy engenders spite, spite spawns lies.

Socialism is a philosophy of failure, the creed of ignorance, and the gospel of envy, its inherent virtue is the equal sharing of misery.