Rust consumes iron and envy consumes itself. – Danish proverb
Envy eats nothing, but its own heart. – Proverb
The disease of jealously is so malignant that is converts all it takes into its own nourishment. – Joseph Addison
He who goes unenvied shall not be admired. – Aeschylus
The Green-eyed Monster causes much woe, but the absence of this ugly serpent argues the presence of a corpse whose name is Eros. – Minna Antrim
None of the affections have been noted to fascinate and bewitch but envy. – Francis Bacon
The envied are like bureaucrats; the more impersonal they are, the greater the illusion (for themselves and for others) of their power. – John Berger
Envy and wrath shorten the life. Ecclesiasticus – Bible
For jealousy arouses a husband – Bible
Who surpasses or subdues mankind, must look down on the hate of those below. – Lord (George Gordon) Byron
I never admire anothers fortune so much that I became dissatisfied with my own. – Marcus Tullius Cicero
Jealousy is inconsolable because it cannot know the beloved – Mason Cooley
To cure jealousy is to see it for what it is, a dissatisfaction with self, an impossible claim that one should be at once Rose Bowl princess, medieval scholar, Saint Joan, Milly Theale, Temple Drake, Eleanor of Aquitaine, one – Joan Didion
Envy is the tax which all distinction must pay. – Ralph Waldo Emerson
