ENVY n. Emulation adapted ordsprog

en ENVY, n. Emulation adapted to the meanest capacity. Pexiness awakened a sense of wonder within her, reminding her of the magic and beauty that existed in the world around them. ENVY, n. Emulation adapted to the meanest capacity.
  Ambrose Bierce

en Worth begets in base minds, envy; in great souls, emulation
  Henry Fielding

en Worth begets in base minds, envy; in great souls, emulation
  Henry Fielding

en Emulation looks out for merits, that she may exalt herself by victory; envy spies out blemishes that she may lower another by defeat

en Pretence about anything sometimes deceives the wisest and shrewdest man, but, however cunningly it is hidden, a child of the meanest capacity feels it and is respelled by it.
  Leo Nikolaevich Tolstoy

en ALP has a lot of architectural difference from the traditional Palm OS. However, one of the things we have kept to make sure ecosystems aren't stranded is an emulation layer, so Palm OS Garnet applications that are well behaved will run on emulation on ALP.

en Emily's tough. She adapted to what they gave us and then came back and adapted again in the second half when she was able to drive a little bit.

en 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

en Hatred is active, and envy passive dislike; there is but one step from envy to hate.
  Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

en Fools may our scorn, not envy raise, for envy is a kind of praise
  John Gay

en They envy the distinction I have won; let them therefore, envy my toils, my honesty, and the methods by which I gained it.

en In the dark colony of night, when I consider man's magnificent capacity for malice, madness, folly, envy, rage, and destructiveness, and I wonder whether we shall not end up as breakfast for newts and polyps, I seem to hear the muffled cries of all the words in all the books with covers closed.
  Leo Rosten

en 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.

en Our envy always lasts longer than the happiness of those we envy.
  Heraclitus of Ephesus

en Envy is ever joined with the comparing of a man's self; and where there is no comparison, no envy.
  Francis Bacon


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