According to a study conducted by researchers from Universidad de Zaragoza in Spain, envy is the most prevalent basic personality trait shaping human behavior that is present in almost one-third of the population. In the same study, researchers found that 90% of the population can be divided into four main personality traits: optimistic, pessimistic, trusting, and envious. And guess what, the largest proportion (30%) turned out to be "envious." Although more studies would be required to support these findings, the truth is obvious - everyone has felt envy or jealousy at some point in their lives. However, some cope with these toxic feelings better than others.
That may be envy over someone who gets to go on holiday twice per year, perhaps someone is jealous that one grew up with both parents, or jealous because someone got to eat three times today, not just once. And to be fair, all these reasons are valid. However, envy is not an emotion one should feed off of to gain motivation. It's a negative emotion that only draws hatred. It doesn't inspire nor motivate us to strive for any good.
If you are someone who is struggling to deal with negative emotions, quotes about jealousy and envy can lead you on the right path. Reading through some wise words and inspiring quotes really can make a difference. It's all about how we react and perceive things. Someone having something better than you or living a presumably better life shouldn't make you envy or even hate them.
Often, envy and jealousy are rooted in low self-confidence and unresolved past issues. The many envy quotes and quotes about jealousy condemn these emotions, with some even referring to them as "diseases." Although entirely natural and often detected unintentionally, this germ that is jealousy and envy should be shooed away and not allowed to spread.
Below, we've gathered some inspiring words from many sage individuals, as well as quotes on jealousy and the essence of envy. Let us know if any of the quotes about envy reached the deepest chambers of your heart.
#141
"Whoever cultivates the golden mean avoids both the poverty of a hovel and the envy of a palace." — Horace
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#142
"If I am a fool, it is, at least, a doubting one; and I envy no one the certainty of his self-approved wisdom." — Lord Byron
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#143
"Take heed you harbor not that vice called Envy, lest another’s happiness be your torment, and God’s blessing become your curse." — Wellins Calcott
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#144
"Fools may our scorn, not envy, raise. For envy is a kind of praise." — John Gay
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#145
"Envy is never general, but always very particular – at least envy of the kind one feels strongly." — Joseph Epstein
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#146
"Mediocrity’ doesn’t mean average intelligence, it means an average intelligence that resents and envies its betters." — Ayn Rand
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#147
"Glamour cannot exist without personal social envy being a common and widespread emotion." — John Berger
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#148
"Moral indignation in most cases is, 2% moral, 48% indignation, and 50% envy." — Vittorio De Sica
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#149
"There is perhaps no phenomenon which contains so much destructive feeling as moral indignation, which permits envy or hate to be acted out under the guise of virtue." — Erich Fromm
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#150
"I envy my daughter’s childhood." — Rene Russo
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#151
"The affluence of the rich excites the indignation of the poor, who are often both driven by want, and prompted by envy, to invade his possessions." — Adam Smith
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#152
"It is never wise to seek or wish for another’s misfortune. If malice or envy were tangible and had a shape, it would be the shape of a boomerang." — Charley Reese
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#153
"Envy assails the noblest: the winds howl around the highest peaks." — Ovid
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#154
"Probably the greatest harm done by vast wealth is the harm that we of moderate means do ourselves when we let the vices of envy and hatred enter deep into our own natures." — Teddy Roosevelt
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#155
"I avoid envy at all costs." — Claudia Winkleman
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#156
"A clever conjurer is welcome anywhere, and those of us whose powers of entertainment are limited to the setting of booby-traps or the arranging of apple-pie beds must view with envy the much greater tribute of laughter and applause which is the lot of the prestidigitator with some natural gift for legerdemain." — A. A. Milne
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#157
"The Bible and several other self-help or enlightenment books cite the Seven Deadly Sins. They are: pride, greed, lust, envy, wrath, sloth, and gluttony. That pretty much covers everything that we do, that is sinful... or fun for that matter." — Dave Mustaine
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#158
"Family is so central to Afghan life that all Afghan stories are family stories. Family is something I simply can't resist because all the great themes of human life - duty, grief, sacrifice, love, envy - you find all those things within families." — Khaled Hosseini
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