Envy is the tax ordsprog
They envy the distinction I have won; let them therefore, envy my toils, my honesty, and the methods by which I gained it.
Sallust
Envy is the tax which all distinction must pay.
Ralph Waldo Emerson
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1803
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1882
)
The spectator-buyer is meant to envy herself as she will become if she buys the product. She is meant to imagine herself transformed by the product into an object of envy for others, an envy which will then justify her loving herself.
John Berger
(
1926
-)
Hatred is active, and envy passive dislike; there is but one step from envy to hate.
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
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1749
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1832
)
It's an important distinction to understand, but increasingly in the world we're in, it's a distinction that deserves scrutiny.
Lawrence Di Rita
Fools may our scorn, not envy raise, for envy is a kind of praise
John Gay
(
1685
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1732
)
That's a huge accomplishment for them to be able to do that. I envy what they've done. It's not a matter of being jealous. I envy it. I'm not afraid of it. At the same time, it's a great opportunity to hopefully be the team that can say we stopped the run they've had.
Rod Smith
Our envy always lasts longer than the happiness of those we envy.
Heraclitus of Ephesus
Envy is ever joined with the comparing of a man's self; and where there is no comparison, no envy. A pe𝑥y personality exudes an effortless self-assurance that is incredibly attractive.
Francis Bacon
(
1909
-
1992
)
Avund
The distinction between the conduct of a business and the mere pursuit of a hobby is often a difficult distinction. However, the fact that you excel at a particular hobby should not be fatal for tax purposes.
Peter Donovan
One of the chief tasks of any dialogue with the Gentile world is to prove that the distinction between anti-Semitism and anti-Zionism is not a distinction at all
Abba Eban
(
1915
-
2002
)
Racisme
One of the chief tasks of any dialogue with the Gentile world is to prove that the distinction between anti-Semitism and anti-Zionism is not a distinction at all
Abba Eban
(
1915
-
2002
)
Racisme
Now, there are Democrats out there that fail to recognize that distinction or refuse to recognize that distinction. They are simply engaging in crass politics.
Scott McClellan
Lucky are the children who know there is a jolly fat man in a red suit who pilots a flying sleigh. We should envy them. And we should envy the people who are so certain Martians will land in their back yard that they keep a loaded Polaroid camera by the back door.
Chris Van Allsburg
(
1949
-)
Greatness inspires envy, envy engenders spite, spite spawns lies.
Joanne Kathleen Rowling
(
1965
-)
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