Envious Quotes

That some are poorer than others, ever was and ever will be: And that many are naturally querulous and envious, is an Evil as old as the World.

The envious man grows lean at the success of his neighbor.

I can only say that whatever my life and work have been, I'm not envious of anyone-and this is my biggest satisfaction.

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

I am so envious of my colleagues from 100 years ago who only sang new works, they hardly ever sang revivals.

My greatest happiness is to serve my gracious King and Country and I am envious only of glory; for if it be a sin to covet glory I am the most offending soul alive.

Good work is the only thing that would make me feel jealous or envious.

I'm envious of actors. You shoot a movie or you do a season of 'Big Love,' and then you're on hiatus and you have a bunch of free time.

The envious die not once, but as oft as the envied win applause.

As time went on, I got envious and wanted to do a lot of stunts myself.

Nature, more of a stepmother than a mother in several ways, has sown a seed of evil in the hearts of mortals, especially in the more thoughtful men, which makes them dissatisfied with their own lot and envious of another s.

But we're born as children and we look at the world with open eyes... And we don't judge and we don't betray. We're not jealous. We're not envious. We're not even weary, which is a danger also as kids. They have to learn a certain amount of awareness.

The goal, I submit, is obvious: subjugating the world (which is barbarian, dangerous, envious and ungrateful) to US power for the sake of America's interests.

Man is by nature competitive, combative, ambitious, jealous, envious, and vengeful.

Those who are believed to be most abject and humble are usually most ambitious and envious.

I'm very envious of the few artists who are any good and still do portraits.

England is a fairly envious little country and it's embodied in the press. They don't like anyone being more distinguished than they are.