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Quote by Francis Bacon
None of the affections have been noted to fascinate and bewitch bu

None of the affections have been noted to fascinate and bewitch but envy. – Francis Bacon

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Read not to contradict and confute; nor to believe and take for granted; nor to find talk and discourse; but to weigh and consider. – Francis Bacon

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Imagination was given to man to compensate him for what he is not; a sense of humor to console him for what he is. – Francis Bacon

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The envied are like bureaucrats; the more impersonal they are, the greater the illusion (for themselves and for others) of their power. – John Berger

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The disease of jealously is so malignant that is converts all it takes into its own nourishment. – Joseph Addison

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Rust consumes iron and envy consumes itself. – Danish proverb

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Envy eats nothing, but its own heart. – Proverb

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