Envy Quotes and Sayings

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

“Keep your attention focused entirely on what is truly your own concern, and be clear that what belongs to others is their business and none of yours.” – Epictetus

“Whoever envies another confesses his superiority.” – Samuel Johnson

“Never trust anyone who wants what you’ve got. Friend or no, envy is an overwhelming emotion.” – Eubie Blake

“When men are full of envy they disparage everything, whether it be good or bad.” – Tacitus

“Love looks through a telescope; envy, through a microscope.” – Josh Billings

“Blessed is he who has learned to admire but not envy, to follow but not imitate, to praise but not flatter, and to lead but not manipulate.” – William Arthur Ward

“The few who do are the envy of the many who only watch.” – Jim Rohn

“A weak mind is ambitious of envy, a strong one of respect.” – E. Wigglesworth

“The only thing more certain than the hatred of enemies is the envy of friends.” – Evan Esar

“An envious heart makes a treacherous ear.” – Zora Neale Hurston

“Envy, like a false mirror, distorts the symmetry of the sweetest form.” – Norman MacDonald