Jealousy Quotes and Messages

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Jealousy is a crutch.

Jealousy is a crutch.

Jealousy blurs the focus.

Jealousy blurs the focus.

Jealousy is love in competition.

Jealousy is love in competition.

Envy slays itself by its own arrows.

Envy slays itself by its own arrows.

You can’t be yourself within jealousy.

You can’t be yourself within jealousy.

Jealousy is the fear of comparison.

Jealousy is the fear of comparison.

More men die of jealousy than of cancer.

More men die of jealousy than of cancer.

To jealousy, nothing is more frightful than laughter.

To jealousy, nothing is more frightful than laughter.

Jealousy is the grave of affection.

Jealousy is the grave of affection.

Envy suggests inferiority.

Envy suggests inferiority.

Passion can quickly slip into jealousy or even hatred.

Passion can quickly slip into jealousy or even hatred.

Love shouldn’t be about jealousy or anything like that.

Love shouldn’t be about jealousy or anything like that.

Pure love allows no room for jealousy.

Pure love allows no room for jealousy.

Jealousy is no more than feeling alone against smiling enemies.

Jealousy is no more than feeling alone against smiling enemies.

Envy is thin because it bites but never eats.

Envy is thin because it bites but never eats.

Jealousy and love are sisters.

Jealousy and love are sisters.

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

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

Jealousy is an awkward homage which inferiority renders to merit.

Jealousy is an awkward homage which inferiority renders to merit.

Jealousy injures us with the dagger of self-doubt.

Jealousy injures us with the dagger of self-doubt.

Envy is ignorance.

Envy is ignorance.

Envy lurks at the bottom of the human heart like a viper in its hole.

Envy lurks at the bottom of the human heart like a viper in its hole.

Trifles light as air, are to the jealous confirmations strong as proofs of holy writ.

Trifles light as air, are to the jealous confirmations strong as proofs of holy writ.

The jealous bring down the curse they fear upon their own heads.

The jealous bring down the curse they fear upon their own heads.

Pity is for the living, envy is for the dead.

Pity is for the living, envy is for the dead.

Whoever envies another confesses his superiority.

Whoever envies another confesses his superiority.

A show of envy is an insult to oneself.

A show of envy is an insult to oneself.

Jealousy is the tribute mediocrity pays to genius.

Jealousy is the tribute mediocrity pays to genius.

Jealousy is the fear or apprehension of superiority: envy our uneasiness under it.

Jealousy is the fear or apprehension of superiority: envy our uneasiness under it.

Jealousy’s a weak emotion.

Jealousy’s a weak emotion.

Jealousy is all the fun you think they had…

Jealousy is all the fun you think they had…

Jealousy is the jaundice of the soul.

Jealousy is the jaundice of the soul.

She let the jealousy slip out of her fingertips.

She let the jealousy slip out of her fingertips.

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

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

To cure jealousy is to see it for what it is, a dissatisfaction with self.

To cure jealousy is to see it for what it is, a dissatisfaction with self.

Grudges get heavier, the longer they are carried.

Grudges get heavier, the longer they are carried.

A jealous woman does better research than the FBI

A jealous woman does better research than the FBI

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

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

You can be the moon and still be jealous of the stars.

You can be the moon and still be jealous of the stars.

You can’t be friends with someone who wants your life.

You can’t be friends with someone who wants your life.

Moral indignation is jealousy with a halo.

Moral indignation is jealousy with a halo.

Jealousy is a disease, it’s like poison.

Jealousy is a disease, it’s like poison.

Marriage and its entourage of possession and jealousy enslave the spirit.

Marriage and its entourage of possession and jealousy enslave the spirit.

Beware of those who are bitter, for they will never allow you to enjoy your fruit.

Beware of those who are bitter, for they will never allow you to enjoy your fruit.

The lovesick, the betrayed, and the jealous all smell alike.

The lovesick, the betrayed, and the jealous all smell alike.

Jealousy is a dog’s bark which attracts thieves.

Jealousy is a dog’s bark which attracts thieves.

There is never jealousy where there is not strong regard.

There is never jealousy where there is not strong regard.

Jealousy is cruel as the grave: the coals are coals of fire.

Jealousy is cruel as the grave: the coals are coals of fire.

Jealousy is, I think, the worst of all faults because it makes a victim of both parties.

Jealousy is, I think, the worst of all faults because it makes a victim of both parties.

Jealousy is the tie that binds, and binds, and binds.

Jealousy is the tie that binds, and binds, and binds.

The jealous are possessed by a mad devil and a dull spirit at the same time.

The jealous are possessed by a mad devil and a dull spirit at the same time.

The knives of jealousy are honed on details.

The knives of jealousy are honed on details.

Envy is a littleness of the soul, which cannot see beyond a certain point, and if it does not occupy the whole space, feels excluded.

Envy is a littleness of the soul, which cannot see beyond a certain point, and if it does not occupy the whole space, feels excluded.

From heresy, frenzy and jealousy, good Lord deliver me.

From heresy, frenzy and jealousy, good Lord deliver me.

Envy is the art of counting the other fellow’s blessings instead of your own.

Envy is the art of counting the other fellow’s blessings instead of your own.

Even if people pretend that they’re OK with it, jealousy can eat people alive.

Even if people pretend that they’re OK with it, jealousy can eat people alive.