Quotations are the fundamental distillation of a writer’s life and thinking as recorded in words and phrases for posterity. Through them the reader is afforded the unique opportunity to share in the thoughts, the life and the experiences of the writer. In a special way, they offer the reader a window into the mind of the author and hopefully an inducement to read further and learn more about the author and the story he relates.

On a wider scale, they are, as William Feather wrote, “the wisdom of the wise and the experience of the ages preserved into perpetuity“, and as such they are available for the enrichment and enhancement of humanity, regardless of age, sex, race, educational or economic status. They are indeed, as the Talmud states, “food for the famished”.

The collection of quotations presented in this blog, have been chosen by me because of their special impact upon me. They have been published so that you too, may experience the joy I have had over the years reading them and getting to know the authors.

I trust that you will come to know the feeling of deep satisfaction possible from reading them, searching out the author and meditating upon their meaning and their impact on your life.

Wednesday, March 19, 2008

ENVY

Envy is the art of counting the other fellow's blessings instead of your own. …..Harold Coffin

Envy slays itself by its own arrows. ……..Author Unknown

Our envy always lasts longer than the happiness of those we envy.
…..François Duc de La Rochefoucauld

Envy is thin because it bites but never eats. …….Spanish Proverb

Envy is the art of counting the other fellow's blessings instead of your own. ……. Harold Coffin.

Envy like fire, always makes for the highest points. ……Titus Livius

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

A heart at peace gives life to the body;
But Envy rots the bones. …..Proverbs 14:30

Do not let your heart Envy sinners;
But always be zealous for the fear of the Lord. …..Proverbs 23:17

Envy is honor’s foe. ……Author Unknown

Nothing can allay the rage of a biting Envy. …..Claudianus

Envy lurks at the bottom of the human heart;
Like a viper in its hole. ……Honore de Balzac

The praise of the Envious is far less creditable than its censure;
It praises only that which it can surpass,
But that which surpasses it, is censured. …..Charles Caleb Colton

Envy feeds on the living.
It ceases when they are dead. ……Publius Ovidius

It is better to be Envied, than pitied. .........Herodotus
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