Richard Brinsley Sheridan Quotes

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

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

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

People is, I think, it's their nature - some people's nature, in a way, to be angry or jealous or just spiteful about somebody else's blessings.

Envy is never general, but always very particular - at least envy of the kind one feels strongly.

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

Envy's a coal comes hissing hot from Hell.

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

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

Jealousy is the jaundice of the soul.

Envy and jealousy are incurable diseases.

Human nature is you work shoulder to shoulder in a real emotional kind of setting, and there are jealousies that come up. There's resentment, and resentment turns to just outright bad things.

Envy is not to be conquered but by death.

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

As iron is eaten away by rust, so the envious are consumed by their own passion.

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

I do not say anything from jealousy.

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

Envy is human nature.

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.

I was a sick animal. I was jealous. I was vicious.

To an extent, everyone is jealous of everyone.

Jealousy is a hell of a thing. There's a reason it's one of the deadly sins.

A lot of people are jealous about Man United, so they just keep criticising, even when they win.