“It is often found that modesty and humility not only do no good, but are positively hurtful, when they are shown to the arrogant who have taken up a prejudice against you, either from envy or from any other cause.” FoundCausesTakenHumilityPrejudiceEnvyArrogantModestyPositivelyHurtful Author:Niccolo Machiavelli
“In reading Ameen Rihani... I seem to have become absorbed to the point of forgetting my prejudice... and my envy of Mr. Rihani because he was permitted to enter many remote parts of Arabia which were barred to others.” SeemsReadingForgetPrejudiceEnvyArabia Author:William Seabrook
“Youth enters the world with very happy prejudices in her own favor. She imagines herself not only certain of accomplishing every adventure, but of obtaining those rewards which the accomplishment may deserve. She is not easily persuaded to believe that the force of merit can be resisted by obstinacy and avarice, or its luster darkened by envy and malignity.” WorldBelieveMayCertainForceImagineYouthAdventureDeservePrejudiceRewardsEnvyFavorsAccomplishmentMeritVery HappyAvariceObtainingObstinacyLuster Book:The Rambler: A Periodical Paper, Published in 1750, 1751, 1752 Source: The Rambler: A Periodical Paper, Published in 1750, 1751, 1752
“We seek our happiness outside ourselves, and in the opinion of men we know to be flatterers, insincere, unjust, full of envy, caprice and prejudice.” KnowsMenOpinionPrejudiceEnvyUnjustCapriceFlattererInsincere Author:Jean de la Bruyere
“The only causes of regret are laziness, outbursts of temper, hurting others, prejudice, jealousy, and envy.” CausesWomenHurtRegretPrejudiceEnvyTemperLazinessJealousy EnvyOutburstJealousy And EnvyHurting Others Book:the female eunuch Source: the female eunuch
“Horses don’t think the same as humans. Something that’s most unique about the horse, that I love, is not what he possesses but what he doesn’t possess. And that is greed, spite, hate, jealousy, envy, prejudice. The horse doesn’t possess any of those things. If you think about people, the least desirable people to be around usually possess some or all of those things. And the way God made the horse, he left that out.” PeopleIfsThinkingWayHumansMadeHateLeftLove IsUniqueHorsePrejudiceGreedEnvyJealousySpiteDesirableJealousy Envy Author:Buck Brannaman
“There will always be haters. And the more you grow the more they hate; the more they hate the more you grow.” PeopleIgnoranceFailurePrideSucceedPrejudiceEnvyJealousyGrowHatersProsperStay Behind Author:Anthony Liccione