“Envy is thin because it bites but never eats.” ~ Spanish proverb ~
“As iron is eaten by rust, so are the envious consumed by envy.” ~ Antisthenes ~
“Envy is the most stupid of vices, for there is no single advantage to be gained
from it.” ~ Honore de Balzac ~
“Envy is the art of counting the other fellow’s blessings instead of your own.”
~ Harold Coffin ~
“You have enemies? Good. That means you’ve stood up for something, sometime in your life.” ~ Winston Churchill ~
“Pity is for the living, envy is for the dead.” ~ Mark Twain ~
“Whoever envies another confesses his superiority.” ~ Samuel Johnson ~
“Envy consists in seeing things never in themselves, but only in their relations. If you desire glory, you may envy Napoleon, but Napoleon envied Caesar, Caesar envied Alexander, and Alexander, I daresay, envied Hercules, who never existed.”
~ Bertrand Russell ~
“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 ~
“You can’t be envious and happy at the same time.” ~ Frank Tyger ~
“It is better to want what you have than to have what you want.” ~ proverb ~
“Envy is an insult to oneself.” ~ Yevgeny Yevtushenko ~
Thank you for praying for me. I did really well with the minor skin surgery I had a week ago. I am doing well, and I know the prayers of many and angels watched over me.
Have a blessed weekend!
Teresa in California
http://amagicalwhimsy.blogspot.com/
I love the sentences and I love also the photo with Sadie and Charly!
Here another thought according to "Envy":
Theresia from Avila wrote in her diary,there is one kind of envy, which is not bad. It's the "holy envy". She felt this feeling when she was a young sister in her monastery, when she saw the splendid behaviour and love between the elder sisters. Sometimes she hugged their clothes and was full of desire to be as friendly as they were, when she had to iron their clothes.
Now I always remember since I read this from her diary, that "holy envy" is a good feeling to come forward.
Each quote is a good reminder, especially when we see beautiful houses and what we think are beautiful lives in Blogland.
Yes, Envy is no friend to anyone. Maybe Envy should just be pitied.
God Bless!
Sue
Thank you for stopping by my blog recently. I am sorry you feel that the only time you hear from people is when they need something. That sucks for lack of a better word. I agree that there are times when we can't serve (like when we are grieving)or when we are helped out b/c of our life circumstance…so it made me sad that you misunderstood my blog to 50 and older women as being a guilt-trip post or one that said you should be serving. You truly missed my point.
It was meant to encourage you b/c I know personally, some women that age who feel a bit useless right now…yet, those woman have been used by God to help me since I lost my mommy and I wasn't raised in a safe, loving home. -Hugs
Please add Carolyn to your prayer list…..she is about to start her second round of Chemo….and is such a beautiful, God loving sister-in-law. thank You.
That's one thing I haven't had is envy, well maybe I wished I looked like Greer Garson. She was my favorite Movie star. I deleted a post and now I can't get the image off the sidebar. Have an answer? Love ya,
yvonne
I was reading the Ten Commandments last night with the boys separately. It was interesting to see their ears pricking up in different places, and this was Mattman's. So we had a truly super conversation about coveting. He came up with some very practical solutions!
envy truly is a thief and a villain.
Yes, reading I Corinthians 13, I was struck by "love is not jealous" and it made me to want to understand LOVE more and more.
Sending love and prayers, dear friend. Please add blog friend Susan to your prayer list. Thank you.
Sometimes it is so hard to wait patiently…at least for me. Wonderful post- xo Diana