As iron is eaten away by rust, so the envious are consumed by thei

As iron is eaten away by rust, so the envious are consumed by their own passion. – Antisthenes

No other quotes found from this author.
Other Quotes from
Jealousy
category

Like hatred, jealousy is forbidden by the laws of life because it is essentially destructive. – Alexis Carrel

Category:
Jealousy

Dont waste time on jealousy. Sometimes youre ahead, sometimes youre behind. – Mary Schmich

Category:
Jealousy

The lovesick, the betrayed, and the jealous all smell alike. – Sidonie Gabrielle Colette

Category:
Jealousy

Jealous, adj. Unduly concerned about the preservation of that which can be lost only if not worth keeping. – Ambrose Bierce

Category:
Jealousy

Random Quotes

The death of democracy is not likely to be an assassination from ambush. It will be a slow extinction from apathy, indifference, and undernourishment. – Robert M. Hutchins, Great Books, 1954

Category:
Government

If you would know strength and patience, welcome the company of trees. – Hal Borland

Category:
Arbor Day

Let’s take our hearts for a walk in the woods and listen to the magic whispers of old trees. – Author Unknown

Category:
Trees

When people in stadiums do the Wave, its the group-mind collective organism spontaneously organizing itself to express an emotion, pass time, and reflect the joy of seeing the rhythms of many as one, a visual rhyming or music in which everyone senses where the motion is going. – Jerry Saltz

Category:
Music