Laurence J. Peter Quotes

Do you know the hallmark of the second-rater? It's resentment of another man's achievement.

Jealousy is no more than feeling alone against smiling enemies.

Jealousy is the tribute mediocrity pays to genius.

People are always ready to pull you down.

Those who feel threatened by you or your success will seek to tear you down.

There's always someone who wants to make you look bad.

Envy is the religion of the mediocre

HATRED, n. A sentiment appropriate to the occasion of another's superiority.

Since we cannot match it let us take our revenge by abusing it.

Many need no other provocation to enmity than that they find themselves excelled.

Jealousy is the fear of comparison.

I was always jealous of something getting more attention.

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

Jealousy is the tie that binds, and binds, and binds.

Girls, to me, growing up were very, very petty and didn't want me to succeed and didn't want the best for me.

Rancor is an outpouring of a feeling of inferiority.

Jealousy is all the fun you think they had.

Kids can be harsh, especially when they get jealous.

The surest route to breeding jealousy is to compare. Since jealousy comes from feeling less than another, comparisons only fan the fires.

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

I face so much jealousy, and I am incredibly upset about it.

Jealousy is a human emotion, regardless of whether you're a Branch Davidian or you're whomever, outside in society.

Often people become our friend or follower with an undercurrent of resentment in our having more success than they have. They secretly desire the opportunity to take us down a notch; they have a nose for any misstep on our part they can exploit.

I don't like being jealous.

People are looking for a way to tear down anyone who is successful in any arena. That's the way fans are.