Ambrose Bierce's Quote - Jealous, adj. Unduly concerned about the preservation of that whic

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Jealous, adj. Unduly concerned about the preservation of that whic

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

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Jealousy and love are sisters. – Russian Proverb

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Envy is a littleness of soul, which cannot see beyond a certain point, and if it does not occupy the whole space feels itself excluded. – William Hazlitt, Characteristics, 1823

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Jealousy is love bed of burning snarl. – George Meredith

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From heresy, frenzy and jealousy, good Lord deliver me. – Ludovico Ariosto

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