Quote by John Berger
The envied are like bureaucrats; the more impersonal they are, the

The envied are like bureaucrats; the more impersonal they are, the greater the illusion (for themselves and for others) of their power. – John Berger

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The strange power of art is sometimes it can show that what people have in common is more urgent than what differentiates them. It seems to me its something that theatre can do, but its rare; its very rare. – John Berger

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The media network has its idols, but its principal idol is its own style which generates an aura of winning and leaves the rest in darkness. It recognizes neither pity nor pitilessness. – John Berger

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Rust consumes iron and envy consumes itself. – Danish proverb

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Envy is the tax which all distinction must pay. – Ralph Waldo Emerson

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Who surpasses or subdues mankind, must look down on the hate of those below. – Lord (George Gordon) Byron

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