C. S. Lewis Quotes

Envy's a coal comes hissing hot from Hell.

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

Rancor is an outpouring of a feeling of inferiority.

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

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

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

Hating someone is feeling irritation by their mere existence.

Envy is a horrible thing. It is unlike all other kinds of suffering in that there is no disguising it, no elevating it into tragedy. It is more than merely painful, it is disgusting.

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

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

They hate you because you act like you're better than they are

How does hating get started? It's started by the jealous people, and they get mad over the things you have.

Didn't you ever notice how it's always people who wish they had somethin' or had done somethin' that hate the hardest?

Superiority is always detested.

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

Envy is more incapable of reconciliation than hatred is.

No tears to damn you when jealousy burns.

Spite is never lonely; envy always tags along.

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

We often fancy that we suffer from ingratitude, while in reality we suffer from self-love.

If I can't be happy, nobody can be happy.

A negative judgment gives you more satisfaction than praise, provided it smacks of jealousy.

Success makes so many people hate you. I wish it wasn't that way. It would be wonderful to enjoy success without seeing envy in the eyes of those around you.

As the best wine doth make the sharpest vinegar, so the deepest love turneth to the deadliest hate.

Envy like fire always makes for the highest points.