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Quote by George Eliot
Jealousy is never satisfied with anything short of an omniscience

Jealousy is never satisfied with anything short of an omniscience that would detect the subtlest fold of the heart. – George Eliot

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Is it not rather what we expect in men, that they should have numerous strands of experience lying side by side and never compare them with each other? – George Eliot

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Im proof against that word failure. Ive seen behind it. The only failure a man ought to fear is failure of cleaving to the purpose he sees to be best. – George Eliot

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Genius at first is little more than a great capacity for receiving discipline. – George Eliot

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Never underestimate the power of jealousy and the power of envy to destroy. Never underestimate that. – Oliver Stone

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

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Jealousy is not at all low, but it catches us humbled and bowed down, at first sight. – Sidonie Gabrielle Colette

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

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