It will be found an unjust and unwise jealousy to deprive a man of his natural liberty upon the supposition he may abuse it. – George Washington
A negative judgment gives you more satisfaction than praise, provided it smacks of jealousy. – Jean Baudrillard
Guard with jealous attention the public liberty. Suspect everyone who approaches that jewel. Unfortunately, nothing will preserve it but downright force. Whenever you give up that force, you are inevitably ruined. – Patrick Henry
Jealousy contains more of self-love than of love. – Francois de La Rochefoucauld
To jealousy, nothing is more frightful than laughter. – Francoise Sagan
Never underestimate the power of jealousy and the power of envy to destroy. Never underestimate that. – Oliver Stone
Jealousy is, I think, the worst of all faults because it makes a victim of both parties. – Gene Tierney
He that is jealous is not in love. – Saint Augustine
Jealousy is all the fun you think they had. – Erica Jong
Jealousy is the tribute mediocrity pays to genius. – Fulton J. Sheen
Jealous, adj. Unduly concerned about the preservation of that which can be lost only if not worth keeping. – Ambrose Bierce
You can be the moon and still be jealous of the stars. – Gary Allan
Jealousy is never satisfied with anything short of an omniscience that would detect the subtlest fold of the heart. – George Eliot
The jealous are possessed by a mad devil and a dull spirit at the same time. – Johann Kaspar Lavater
Like hatred, jealousy is forbidden by the laws of life because it is essentially destructive. – Alexis Carrel
Jealousy, that dragon which slays love under the pretence of keeping it alive. – Havelock Ellis
Jealousy – that jumble of secret worship and ostensible aversion. – Emile M. Cioran
More men die of jealousy than of cancer. – Joseph P. Kennedy
Those who are believed to be most abject and humble are usually most ambitious and envious. – Baruch Spinoza
There is never jealousy where there is not strong regard. – Washington Irving
