Envy wounds with false accusations, that is with detraction, a thing which scares virtue.

Success makes so many people hate you. I wish it wasn't that way. It would be wonderful to enjoy success without seeing envy in the eyes of those around you.

When you're famous you kind of run into human nature in a raw kind of way. It stirs up envy, fame does.

The flower which is single need not envy the thorns that are numerous.

Envy is the ulcer of the soul.

Wherever good fortune enters, envy lays siege to the place and attacks it; and when it departs, sorrow and repentance remain behind.