“Envy slays itself by its own arrows.”
Author Unknown

“Jealousy… is a mental cancer.”
B.C. Forbes

“Jealousy would be far less torturous if we understood that love is a passion entirely unrelated to our merits.”
Paul Eldridge

“Envy is a symptom of lack of appreciation of our own uniqueness and self worth. Each of us has something to give that no one else has.”
Elizabeth O’Connor

“It is in the character of very few men to honor without envy a friend who has prospered.”
Aeschylus

“Envy is ignorance.”
Ralph Waldo Emerson

“Envy is the most stupid of vices, for there is no single advantage to be gained from it.”
Honore de Balzac

“Jealousy is the dragon in paradise; the hell of heaven; and the most bitter of the emotions because associated with the sweetest.”
A.R. Orage

“Jealousy in romance is like salt in food. A little can enhance the savor, but too much can spoil the pleasure and, under certain circumstances, can be life-threatening.”
Maya Angelou

“Envy is the art of counting the other fellow’s blessings instead of your own.”
Harold Coffin

“Do not overrate what you have received, nor envy others. He who envies others does not obtain peace of mind.”
Buddha

“As iron is eaten by rust, so are the envious consumed by envy.”
Antisthenes

“Jealousy is the jaundice of the soul.”
John Dryden

“Envy is the ulcer of the soul.”
Socrates

“Envy shoots at others and wounds itself.”
English Proverb

“Envy sees the sea but not the rocks.”
Russian Proverb

“The enemy’s own punishment is his envy.”
Indian Proverb

“The jealous are troublesome to others, but a torment to themselves.”
William Penn

“Jealousy is simply and clearly the fear that you do not have value. Jealousy scans for evidence to prove the point – that others will be preferred and rewarded more than you. There is only one alternative – self-value. If you cannot love yourself, you will not believe that you are loved. You will always think it’s a mistake or luck. Take your eyes off others and turn the scanner within. Find the seeds of your jealousy, clear the old voices and experiences. Put all the energy into building your personal and emotional security. Then you will be the one others envy, and you can remember the pain and reach out to them.”
Jennifer James