Jealousy—Tormenting yourself, for fear you should be tormented by another. – Paul Chatfield
Never waste jealousy on a real man: it is the imaginary man that supplants us all in the long run. – George Bernard Shaw
Envy is a waste of time. – Author Unknown
The envious die not once, but as oft as the envied win applause. – Baltasar Gracián, translated from Spanish
It is not love that is blind, but jealousy. – Lawrence Durrell, Justine, 1957
He that is not jealous is not in love. – St. Augustine
The jealous are troublesome to others, but a torment to themselves. – William Penn, Some Fruits of Solitude, 1693
Love looks through a telescope; envy, through a microscope. – Josh Billings
Jealousy is no more than feeling alone against smiling enemies. – Elizabeth Bowen
Envy is thin because it bites but never eats. – Spanish Proverb
Calamities are of two kinds: misfortune to ourselves, and good fortune to others. – Ambrose Bierce
Jealousy in romance is like salt in food. A little can enhance the savor, but too much can spoil the pleasure and, under certain circumstances, can be life-threatening. – Maya Angelou
Jealousy is the great exaggerator. – Johann Christoph Friedrich von Schiller, The Conspiracy of Fiesco, 1783
Jealousy and love are sisters. – Russian Proverb
As iron is eaten by rust, so are the envious consumed by envy. – Antisthenes
Jealousy is an awkward homage which inferiority renders to merit. – Mme. de Puixieux
Jealousy is the dragon in paradise; the hell of heaven; and the most bitter of the emotions because associated with the sweetest. – A.R. Orage
[T]he ear of jealousy heareth all things. – The Bible (Apocrypha), Wisdom of Solomon 1:10
Envy is the most stupid of vices, for there is no single advantage to be gained from it. – Honore de Balzac
Jealousy injures us with the dagger of self-doubt. – Terri Guillemets
