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Whoever envies another confesses his superiority
Envy is not to be conquered but by death
There are as many mediocrities exalted through pity as masters decried through envy
How can we explain the perpetuity of envy -- a vice which yields no return?
Envy lurks at the bottom of the human heart, like a viper in its hole
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On Anger: "For every minute you remain angry, you give up sixty seconds of peace of mind."
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On Destiny: "Our destiny exercises its influence over us even when, as yet, we have not learned its nature: it is our future that lays down the law of our today."
Human, All Too Human
Human, All Too Human
On Friendship: "A crowd is not company; and faces are but a gallery of pictures; and talk but a tinkling cymbal, where there is no love."
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