Expressions (A–Z)
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A hundred deaths but not one jealous feeling.
When a person feels jealous, the suffering that it causes him is very intense.
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A man is envious of all except his son and his pupil
The feeling of envy exists in every person regarding various things, except towa...
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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 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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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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Even birds recognize the narrow-eyed (the envious/mean-spirited)
By analogy: The character of the narrow-eyed (envious, stingy, or someone who be...
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Green with envy
(Slang) Figuratively: envious in a way that is obvious to the eye.
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His eyes popped out
To envy; to desire something without being able to obtain it; to look on covetou...
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In the sense of: "it shall be neither mine nor yours"
I don't care if I don't have it, as long as you don't have it either. Not caring...
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