Joseph Epstein Quotes

The spirit of envy can destroy; it can never build.

Envy blinds men and makes it impossible for them to think clearly.

There is not a passion so strongly rooted in the human heart as envy.

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

The wicked envy and hate; it is their way of admiring.

I think some of the people on the Left... were extremely jealous of me getting what they thought was all of the attention.

Envy's a coal comes hissing hot from Hell.

The envious die not once, but as oft as the envied win applause.

I do not say anything from jealousy.

I don't get jealousy, I don't get how people hate each other - I never did.

The envious man grows lean at the success of his neighbor.

Jealousy is the jaundice of the soul.

Envy is human nature.

Envy and jealousy are incurable diseases.

Never trust anyone who wants what you've got. Friend or no, envy is an overwhelming emotion.

Jealousy is the fear or apprehension of superiority: envy our uneasiness under it.

Hatred is active, and envy passive dislike; there is but one step from envy to hate.

I think envy motivates a lot of people.

Our envy always lasts longer than the happiness of those we envy.

Envy is the central fact of American life.

Jealousy is the worst trait in any person.

Envy, like the worm, never runs but to the fairest fruit; like a cunning bloodhound, it singles out the fattest deer in the flock.

Carrying envy makes life more difficult.

Allah never gave such as this to any people without that giving rise to mutual envy and hatred.

It's easy in this world, in this business, to get caught up and get jealous of people.