on envy
“It is always better to imitate a successful man than to envy him.”
Original quotes
From our community writers
In this wilderness, Mankind is the animal I fear.
Addison SchmittAddison Schmitt The irony is that he broke the only person he never wanted to hurt.
Krishan PandeyKrishan Pandey I will wait, I am waiting, and I will love you with all the love I posses until this body is ash and I begin my search for you again.
Tyler Knott GregsonTyler Knott Gregson Nothing is permanent not even your pain.
Taj AroraTaj Arora Do not insist me to let you go, you come half hearted like a crescent moon, and you go heart-filled like a full moon which glows.
Nikita GandhiNikita Gandhi I want to fold you into my book, like a petal, so that you’d never leave.
Mira R. AridiMira R. Aridi It seems strange how we look in the same mirror, yet what stares back, is so painfully different.
Chris AllchinChris Allchin Do not measure yourself by success, failure, or a degree. Measure your life by the dreams you have.
Natalie MooneyNatalie Mooney
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More on envy
Few men have the natural strength to honor a friend’s success without envy.
AeschylusAeschylus Don’t be distracted by emotions like anger, envy, resentment. These just zap energy and waste time.
Ruth Bader GinsburgRuth Bader Ginsburg Envy is ignorance, Imitation is Suicide.
Ralph Waldo EmersonRalph Waldo Emerson Some fans keep booing and whistling at me because I’m handsome, rich and a great player. They envy me.
Cristiano RonaldoCristiano Ronaldo The few who do are the envy of the many who only watch.
Jim RohnJim Rohn The wicked envy and hate; it is their way of admiring.
Victor HugoVictor Hugo Failure comes from ego, greed, envy, fear, imitation. I have success not because I am smart, but because I am rational.
Warren BuffettWarren Buffett 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.
Marilyn MonroeMarilyn Monroe