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Jealousy, that dragon which slays love under the pretence of keepi

Jealousy, that dragon which slays love under the pretence of keeping it alive. – Havelock Ellis

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I always seem to have a vague feeling that he is a Satan among musicians, a fallen angel in the darkness who is perpetually seeking to fight his way back to happiness. – Havelock Ellis

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It is curious how there seems to be an instinctive disgust in Man for his nearest ancestors and relations. If only Darwin could conscientiously have traced man back to the Elephant or the Lion or the Antelope, how much ridicule and prejudice would have been spared to the doctrine of Evolution. – Havelock Ellis

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

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Those who are believed to be most abject and humble are usually most ambitious and envious. – Baruch Spinoza

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What we used to say was whoever had the bow tie got to lead the band. There was never any jealousy. – Pete Fountain

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