Francis Bacon Quotes

People hate those who make them feel their own inferiority.

Fail, and your friends feel superior. Succeed, and they feel resentful.

I'm just a deeply jealous person. And I want blame everybody else for what I don't have.

The self-despisers are less intent on their own increase than on the diminution of others. Where self-esteem is unobtainable, envy takes the place of greed.

Envy is the religion of the mediocre

Jealousy is in a manner just and reasonable, as it tends to preserve a good which belongs, or which we believe belongs to us, on the other hand envy is a fury which cannot endure the happiness of others.

He that cannot possibly mend his own case will do what he can to impair another's.

How does hating get started? It's started by the jealous people, and they get mad over the things you have.

Where you see valid achievements or virtue being attacked, it's by someone viewing them as a mirror of their own inadequacy instead of an inspiring beacon for excellence.

People will try to rain on your parade because they have no parade of their own.

Whoever feels pain in hearing a good character of his neighbor, will feel a pleasure in the reverse. And those who despair to rise in distinction by their virtues, are happy if others can be depressed to a level of themselves.

I am jealous of those who think more deeply, who write better, who draw better, who ski better, who look better, who live better, who love better than I.

Envy and jealousy stem from the fundamental inability to rejoice at someone else's happiness or success

I don't understand what I did wrong except live a life that everyone is jealous of.

The thing that can get you a little upset is when people say other people are better than you. That can bug you.

Nothing is as obnoxious as other people's luck.

I don't go for people who lead full and satisfying lives.

When you're miserable, you don't want anyone around you to be happy.

Rancor is an outpouring of a feeling of inferiority.

You could literally be perfect and people would still hate you, for being perfect.

I generally find that comparison is the fast track to unhappiness. No one ever compares themselves to someone else and comes out even. Nine times out of ten, we compare ourselves to people who are somehow better than us and end up feeling more inadequate.

Sometimes the only way you can feel good about yourself is by making someone else look bad. And I'm tired of making other people feel good about themselves.

Moral indignation in most cases is, 2% moral, 48% indignation, and 50% envy.

I think envy motivates a lot of people.

Envy is the central fact of American life.