Stefan Zweig Quotes

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

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

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

What's more ludicrous is the whole idea of me being jealous and competitive.

I think envy motivates a lot of people.

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 tribute mediocrity pays to genius.

To an extent, everyone is jealous of everyone.

When someone less capable is ahead of me, I am not pleased. It makes me insane.

The sense of inferiority inherent in the act of imitation breeds resentment. The impulse of the imitators is to overcome the model they imitate.

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

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

Jealousy is the fear of comparison.

I was always jealous of something getting more attention.

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

Envy aims very high.

Jealousy is just love and hate at the same time.

Jealousy is no more than feeling alone against smiling enemies.

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

Envy like fire always makes for the highest points.

Now that I'm on top, everyone wants to bring me down. Everyone's trying to tug at me and take my spot.

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.

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

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