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Jealousy Quotes

Jealousy Quotes. Jealousy is a difficult human emotion that can hold us back from attaining happiness.

We might feel jealous because we feel inferior to other people, be it in our relationships, our friendships, our experiences, or our careers. Jealousy can be caused by low-self esteem or a poor self-image when you do not feel confident in yourself.

We have gathered some inspiring and interesting quotes on jealousy and envy to help jealous people feel a little less envious. If you like these jealousy quotes, you can also check out these

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.

“He who envies others does not obtain peace of mind.”

– Buddha.

“It is not love that is blind, but jealousy.”

– Buddha.

“Jealousy is a disease, love is a healthy condition. The immature mind often mistakes one for the other, or assumes that the greater the love, the greater the jealousy – in fact, they are almost incompatible; one emotion hardly leaves room for the other.”

Robert A. Heinlein, ‘Stranger In A Strange Land’.

“Jealousy is a disease. Get well soon.”

– Paris Hilton, Twitter, 17 November 2017.

“So full of artless jealousy is guilt, it spills itself in fearing to be split.”

– Gertrude, ‘Hamlet’.

“A competent and self-confident person is incapable of jealousy in anything.”

– Robert A Heinlein.

“Love is that condition in which the happiness of another person is essential to your own…”

– Robert A Heinlein.

“People only rain on your parade because they’re jealous of your sun and tired of their shade.”

– Unknown*.

“Jealousy is when you count someone else’s blessings instead of your own.”

– Amanda Metcalf.

Powerful Jealousy Quotes

Below we’ve collected a few powerful jealousy quotes all about jealousy and envy, including the famous saying on jealousy by Samuel Johnson: “Whoever envies another confesses his superiority.”

“Whoever envies another confesses his superiority.”

– Samuel Johnson.

“‘Welcome to the wonderful world of jealousy,’ he thought. ‘For the price of admission, you get a splitting headache, a nearly irresistible urge to commit murder, and an inferiority complex. Yippee.'”

J.R. Ward.

“People hate those who make them feel their own inferiority.”

– Lord Chesterfield.

“Jealousy is invariably a symptom of neurotic insecurity.”

– Robert A. Heinlein.

“Jealousy isn’t a pleasant quality, but if it isn’t overdone (and if it’s combined with modesty), apart from its inconvenience there’s even something touching about it.”

– Milan Kundera.

“The worst part of success is trying to find someone who is happy for you.”

– Bette Midler.

“Nothing brings on jealousy like laughter.”

– Françoise Sagan

Jealousy Quotes

“There will always be someone willing to hurt you, put you down, gossip about you, belittle your accomplishments and judge your soul. It is a fact that we all must face. However, if you realize that God is a best friend that stands beside you when others cast stones you will never be afraid, never feel worthless, and never feel alone.”

– Shannon Alder.

“Anger, resentment, and jealousy don’t change the heart of others – it only changes yours.”

– Shannon Alder.

“Noble hearts are neither jealous nor afraid because jealousy spells doubt and fear spells pettiness.”

– Honoré de Balzac.

Here are a few jealousy and gossip quotes from William Shakespeare and more. These jealousy quotes might help you to overcome jealousy and envy!

“Envy is for people who don’t have the self-esteem to be jealous.”

– Bauvard.

“Surrounded by the flames of jealousy, the jealous one winds up, like the scorpion, turning the poisoned sting against himself.”

– Friedrich Nietzsche.

“Humans are suspicious and jealous creatures. When they see something perfect, they want to find a flaw.”

– Gosho Aoyama.

“Envy is the central fact of American life.”

Gore Vidal.

“Jealousy, that dragon which slays love under the pretense of keeping it alive. “

– Havelock Ellis.

“I am convinced that the jealous, the angry, the bitter, and the egotistical are the first to race to the top of mountains. A confident person enjoys the journey, the people they meet along the way and sees life not as a competition.”

– Shannon Alder.

“Man will do many things to get himself loved; he will do all things to get himself envied.”

– Mark Twain.

“The only thing more frustrating than slanderers is those foolish enough to listen to them.”

– Criss Jami.

“No one can have all he wants, but a man can refrain from wanting what he has not, and cheerfully make the best of a bird in the hand.”

– Seneca.

“Trifles light as air; Are to the jealous confirmations strong as proofs of holy writ.”

– William Shakespeare.

31.”The thermometer of success is merely the jealousy of the malcontents.”

– Salvador Dali.

“‘Famous Harry Potter,’ said Malfoy. ‘Can’t even go to a bookshop without making the front page.'”

– J.K. Rowling, ‘Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets’.

“My jealousy is a living thing. Shifting, changing, growing. Like my rage and my mother’s regret.”

Katja Millay.

“There’s always this one girl. She’s desperate and she’s weird and she’s jealous, and you’re stuck with her, no matter how hard you try to get her off your back.”

– Courtney Summers.

“Insecure people only eclipse your sun because they’re jealous of your daylight and tired of their dark, starless nights.”

– Shannon L. Alder.

“But jealous souls will not be answered so. They are not ever jealous for the cause, but jealous for they’re jealous. It is a monster begot upon itself, born on itself.”

– William Shakespeare.

“Jealousy is never satisfied with anything short of an omniscience that would detect the subtlest fold of the heart.”

George Eliot.

“Never hate jealous people. They are jealous because they think you are better than them.”

– Paulo Coelho.

“Isn’t it kind of silly to think that tearing someone else down builds you up?”

– Sean Covey.

“What is jealousy but a reflection of your own failures?”

– Michael Connelly.

“I’m jealous of every minute you spend with him, of every concerned emotion you send his way, of every tear shed, of every glance, every touch, and every thought.”

– Colleen Houck.

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