Voltaire on jealousy
Voltaire90 quotes“When a man is in love, jealous, and just whipped by the Inquisition, he is no longer himself.”
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If you want to know who controls you, look at who you are not allowed to criticize.
VoltaireVoltaire Meditation is the dissolution of thoughts in Eternal awareness or Pure consciousness without objectification, knowing without thinking, merging finitude in infinity.
VoltaireVoltaire If God created us in his own image, we have more than reciprocated.
VoltaireVoltaire We are rarely proud when we are alone.
VoltaireVoltaire I have never made but one prayer to God, a very short one: Oh Lord, make my enemies ridiculous. And God granted it.
VoltaireVoltaire The discovery of what is true and the practice of that which is good are the two most important aims of philosophy.
VoltaireVoltaire It is an infantile superstition of the human spirit that virginity would be thought a virtue and not the barrier that separates ignorance from knowledge.
VoltaireVoltaire Sometimes we are less unhappy in being deceived by those we love, than in being undeceived by them.
VoltaireVoltaire Men use thought only as authority for their injustice, and employ speech only to conceal their thoughts.
VoltaireVoltaire Religion began when the first scoundrel met the first fool.
VoltaireVoltaire Life is thickly sown with thorns, and I know no other remedy than to pass quickly through them. The longer we dwell on our misfortunes, the greater is their power to harm us.
VoltaireVoltaire Let us read, and let us dance; these two amusements will never do any harm to the world.
VoltaireVoltaire In every province, the chief occupations, in order of importance, are lovemaking, malicious gossip, and talking nonsense.
VoltaireVoltaire Liberty of thought is the life of the soul.
VoltaireVoltaire Fools have a habit of believing that everything written by a famous author is admirable. For my part I read only to please myself and like only what suits my taste.
VoltaireVoltaire God is a comedian playing to an audience that is too afraid to laugh.
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More on jealousy
Our envy always lasts longer than the happiness of those we envy.
HeraclitusHeraclitus The level of jealousy and insecurity in this industry [restaurant] is far greater than ever before.
Gordon RamsayGordon Ramsay Bless you for your jealousy; it is a sign of empathy.
Yoko OnoYoko Ono Jealousy is a strange transformer of characters.
Arthur Conan DoyleArthur Conan Doyle Jealousy is a strange transformer of characters.
Arthur Conan DoyleArthur Conan Doyle If you find serenity and happiness, some may be jealous. Be happy anyway.
Mother TeresaMother Teresa He that is jealous is not in love.
Saint AugustineSaint Augustine A little jealousy in a relationship is healthy. It’s always nice to know someone is afraid to lose you.
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