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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When we suffer anguish we return to early childhood because that is the period in which we first learnt to suffer the experience of total loss. It was more than that. It was the period in which we suffered more total losses than in all the rest of our life put together. – John Berger

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Grief, Grieving
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What makes photography a strange invention is that its primary raw materials are light and time. – John Berger

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He who goes unenvied shall not be admired. – Aeschylus

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Envy / Jealousy

None of the affections have been noted to fascinate and bewitch but envy. – Francis Bacon

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Envy / Jealousy

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

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Envy and wrath shorten the life. Ecclesiasticus – Bible

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