Expressions (A–Z)
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A person does not envy his son or his student
A person does not usually feel envy toward his son or his student, as both are t...
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A person is only envious: a wise man of a wise man, and a rich man of a rich man
Envy arises mainly between people who are similar in status, talent, or wealth....
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A thousand deaths, but not one jealousy
See: "A hundred deaths rather than…".
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A wise man is only jealous of a wise man, a mighty man of a mighty man, and a rich man of a rich man
A person's tendency is to envy someone similar to him or someone in a similar fi...
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A woman is only jealous of her friend's thigh
A woman is sometimes inclined to envy her friend's beautiful body. Jealousy amon...
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Ate his heart
Was very sorry. Or: was jealous.
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Do not compete with one whose way prospers
Do not compete with someone you have no chance of surpassing. Do not envy a succ...
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Each man would swallow his fellow alive
Figuratively: one harms another. One fights another.
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Green with envy
(Slang) Figuratively: envious in a way that is obvious to the eye.
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If not for jealousy, the world would not stand
See: “If not for jealousy, the world would not stand.”
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