The envious are more likely to be mollified by seeing others deprived of some advantage than by gaining it for themselves. It is not what they lack that chiefly troubles them, but what others have.
Envying another man's happiness is madness; you wouldn't know what to do with it if you had it.
To me, it's very exhilarating when somebody else does a great thing, and it's not me.
When a man is pleased with the lot of others, he is dissatisfied with his own, as a matter of course.
I've loved just being a part of other people's success.
They serve best who give most of themselves. Self is forgotten by the one who serves, for such a one rejoices to see success coming to others through his or her efforts.
Kings are more prone to mistrust the good than the bad; and they are always afraid of the virtues of others.
I don't care about how much other actors get.
I've got to watch myself these days. It's too exciting watching anyone else.
The heavier crop is ever in others' fields.
When your own romantic life is falling apart, everyone else's looks fabulous.
What cowardice it is to be dismayed by the happiness of others and devastated by there good fortune.
That's what is was to be young - to be enthusiastic rather than envious about the good work other people could do.
I think when you talk about competing against others, the problem is that you refer to something that's been done already and try to beat it.
Your best work always seems to have been done by someone else.
People often grudge others what they cannot enjoy themselves.
That's one of the things I love about being a songwriter first, last and always, because whether I do it or not, if someone does a great job on it, my work is done.
I am not too worried about not scoring many goals as long as someone else is.
Whenever you hear somebody else is auditioning for something, you sort of assume they're going to get it. You should try to just ignore it.
