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Envy is the most stupid of vices, for there is no single advantage

Envy is the most stupid of vices, for there is no single advantage to be gained from it. – Honore de Balzac

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Jealousy contains more of self-love than of love. – Francois de La Rochefoucauld

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A negative judgment gives you more satisfaction than praise, provided it smacks of jealousy. – Jean Baudrillard

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The knives of jealousy are honed on details. – Ruth Rendell

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Jealousy lives upon doubts. It becomes madness or ceases entirely as soon as we pass from doubt to certainty. – Francois de La Rochefoucauld

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