“Envy not greatness: for thou mak'st thereby Thyself the worse, and so the distance greater.”
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Source: Sacred Prolusions: Or, Select Pieces from Bishop Taylor and Mr. Herbert. By the Rev. John Wheeldon, ... With a Preface and a Discourse on Rev.xviii. 21. By the Editor
Source: The Fable of the Bees
“Greatness is always envied - it is only mediocrity that can boast of a host of friends.”
Source: Free Opinions, Freely Expressed on Certain Phases of Modern Social Life and Conduct
“A man comes to measure his greatness by the regrets, envies and hatreds of his competitors.”
Source: Representative Men: Seven Lectures
“Reverence for greatness dies out, and is succeeded by base envy of greatness.”
Source: Morals and Dogma : Scottish Rite in Freemasonry
“Greatness inspires envy, envy engenders spite, spite spawns lies.”