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“In our road through life we may happen to meet with a man casting a stone reverentially to enlarge the cairn of another which stone he has carried in his bosom to sling against that very other's head.”

Men May Happens Stones Envy Casting Bosoms

Author:Letitia Elizabeth Landon

“is there not an Arabick Proverb which goes, 'No one throws Stones at a Barren Tree'?”

Tree Stones Envy Jealousy Barren

Book:Fanny

Source: Fanny

“When I was young they used to say people only threw stones at the tree that was loaded with fruit.”

People Young Used Tree Stones Fruit Envy Jealousy Loaded

Book:ALL THIS, and HEAVEN TOO

Source: ALL THIS, and HEAVEN TOO

“Men not only don't get what's important about what women are capable of, but in fact they fear it, and envy it, and want to throw stones at it, because it's the thing they can't have.”

Men Want Important Facts Capable Stones Envy What's Important

Author:Joss Whedon

“This royal throne of kings, this sceptered isle, This earth of majesty, this seat of Mars, This other Eden, demi-paradise, This fortress built by Nature for herself Against infection and the hand of war, This happy breed of men, this little world, This precious stone set in the silver sea, Which serves it in the office of a wall Or as a moat defensive to a house, Against the envy of less happier lands,--This blessed plot, this earth, this realm, this England.”

“...she wasn't reading Deathly Hallows at all. Her book wasn't orange but rose and water and sand, and featured a kid on a broomstick and white unicorn. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone. She didn't notice me staring at her. 'Oh, I envy you,' I thought, but was smiling for her. She had just begun.”

Book Kids Reading Water White Stones Rose Envy Staring Sand Harry Potter Orange Potters Unicorn Notice Me Deathly Hallows Broomsticks

Author:Melissa Anelli

“At moments like this I envy those who have found a safe haven in which to bestow their hearts; or perhaps I envy them for having a heart to bestow. I often feel that I myself am without one, and possess in its stead merely a heart shaped stone.”

Feels Heart Moments Found Havens Safe Stones Envy Safe Haven

Book:Alias Grace: A Novel

Source: Alias Grace: A Novel

“If envy is red and doubt is black then happiness is brown. I looked from the little brown stone to the tiny brown freckle to her huge brown eyes.”

Ifs Littles Eye Black Doubt Huge Red Stones Envy Tiny Brown Freckles Brown Eyes

Author:Annabel Pitcher