Mignon McLaughlin Quotes

Hatred is active displeasure, envy passive. We need not wonder that envy turns to soon to hatred.

When men are full of envy they disparage everything, whether it be good or bad.

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

The hater always suffers more than the object of his hatred.

There are some who'd hardly lift a finger for kindness, but they would haul up a load of rock to dump on some soul they think's been too lucky.

All the vices, Sancho, bring some kind of pleasure with them; but envy brings nothing but irritation, bitterness, and rage.

Nothing can allay the rage of biting envy.

Envy lurks at the bottom of the human heart like a viper in its hole.

It was well said that envy keeps no holidays.

ENVY, n. Emulation adapted to the meanest capacity.

Envy is blind, and she has no other quality than that of detracting from virtue

Envy is the consuming desire to have everybody else as unsuccessful as you are.

Even success softens not the heart of the envious.

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

Envy's a coal comes hissing hot from Hell.

Rancor is an outpouring of a feeling of inferiority.

Bitterness is so ugly.

I would like somebody to be hated more than I am.

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

Hating someone is feeling irritation by their mere existence.

When malice is joined to envy, there is given forth poisonous and feculent matter, as ink from the cuttle-fish.

Men that make Envy and crooked malice nourishment, Dare bite the best.

For one man who sincerely pities our misfortunes, there are a thousand who sincerely hate our success.

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

Envy is more irreconcilable than hatred.