The covetous man is ever in want.
Jejunus raro stomachus vulgaria temnit.
And seek for truth in the groves of Academe.
O Fortune, cruellest of heavenly powers,Why make such game of this poor life of ours?
Set a definite limit to your desire.
Quanto quisque sibi plura negaverit,A dis plura feret.
Base Envy withers at another's joy,And hates that excellence it cannot reach.
Those who are believed to be most abject and humble are usually most ambitious and envious.
Envy will merit as its shade pursue,But like a shadow proves the substance true.
Envy slays itself by its own arrows.
Expect not praise without envy until you are dead.
ENVY, n. Emulation adapted to the meanest capacity.
Envy and wrath shorten the life.
The eradiction of envy: gratitude.
The player envies only the player, the poet envies only the poet.
Pride, Envy, and Avarice are the three sparks that have set these hearts on fire.
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