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Envy, my son, wears herself away, and droops like a lamb under the influence of the evil eye.

It is the practice of the multitude to bark at eminent men, as little dogs do at strangers.

The general's disdained By him one step below, he by the next, The next by him beneath; so every step, Exampled by the first pace that is sick Of his superior, grows to an envious fever Of pale and bloodless emulation: And 'tis this fever that keeps Troy on foot, Not her own sinews.

Such men as he be never at heart's ease Whiles they behold a greater than themselves, And therefore are they very dangerous.

My mind gave me, In seeking tales and informations Against this man, whose honesty the devil And his disciples only envy at, Ye blew the fire that burns ye: now have at ye!

We make ourselves fools to disport ourselves And spend our flatteries to drink those men Upon whose age we void it up again With poisonous spite and envy.

Not on thy sole, but on thy soul, harsh Jew, Thou mak'st thy knife keen; but no metal can-- No, not the hangman's axe--bear half the keenness Of thy sharp envy.

Arise, fair sun, and kill the envious moon, Who is already sick and pale with grief That thou her maid art far more fair than she. Be not her maid, since she is envious. Her vestal livery is but sick and green, And none but fools do wear it. Cast it off.

Base envy withers at another's joy, And hates that excellence it cannot reach.

All the world is competent to judge my pictures except those who are of my profession.

Some folks rail against other folks, because other folks have what some folks would be glad of.

Envy is honors foe.

Helpless, unknown, and unremembered, most human beings, however sensitive, idealistic, intelligent, go through life as passengers rather than chauffeurs. Although we may pretend that it is the chauffeur who is the social inferior, most of us, like Toad of Toad Hall, would not mind a turn at the wheel ourselves.

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

How much better a thing it is to be envied than to be pitied.