By plucking her petals you do not gather the beauty of the flower.

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

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

Envy is a declaration of inferiority.

One of the problems when you become successful is that jealousy and envy inevitably follow. There are people-I categorize them as life's losers-who get their sense of accomplishment and achievement from trying to stop others. As far as I'm concerned, if they had any real ability they wouldn't be fighting me, they'd be doing something constructive themselves.

Envy, hatred and malice among Nations have reached their peak and will be succeeded by a new tide of peace and good-will.