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

Quote by William Shenstone

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The eye must be easy, before it can be pleased.

The eye must be easy, before it can be pleased.

The world may be divided into people that read, people that write, people that think,...

The world may be divided into people that read, people that write, people that think,...

Every single instance of a friend's insincerity increases our dependence on the efficacy of money.

Every single instance of a friend's insincerity increases our dependence on the efficacy of money.

The lines of poetry, the period of prose, and even the texts of Scripture most...

The lines of poetry, the period of prose, and even the texts of Scripture most...

Anger is a great force. If you control it, it can be transmuted into a...

Anger is a great force. If you control it, it can be transmuted into a...

Poetry and consumption are the most flattering of diseases.

Poetry and consumption are the most flattering of diseases.

Laws are generally found to be nets of such a texture, as the little creep...

Laws are generally found to be nets of such a texture, as the little creep...

A miser grows rich by seeming poor; an extravagant man grows poor by seeming rich.

A miser grows rich by seeming poor; an extravagant man grows poor by seeming rich.

A man has generally the good or ill qualities, which he attributes to mankind.

A man has generally the good or ill qualities, which he attributes to mankind.

The lines of poetry, the period of prose, and even the texts of Scripture most...

The lines of poetry, the period of prose, and even the texts of Scripture most...

Virtues, like essences, lose their fragrance when exposed.

Virtues, like essences, lose their fragrance when exposed.

Zealous men are ever displaying to you the strength of their belief, while judicious men...

Zealous men are ever displaying to you the strength of their belief, while judicious men...

A fool and his words are soon parted.

A fool and his words are soon parted.

Every good poet includes a critic, but the reverse is not true.

Every good poet includes a critic, but the reverse is not true.

The best time to frame an answer to the letters of a friend, is the...

The best time to frame an answer to the letters of a friend, is the...

There is nothing more universally commended than a fine day; the reason is that people...

There is nothing more universally commended than a fine day; the reason is that people...

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.

What leads to unhappiness, is making pleasure the chief aim.

What leads to unhappiness, is making pleasure the chief aim.

Grandeur and beauty are so very opposite, that you often diminish the one as you...

Grandeur and beauty are so very opposite, that you often diminish the one as you...

The regard one shows economy, is like that we show an old aunt who is...

The regard one shows economy, is like that we show an old aunt who is...