Envy is a symptom of lack of appreciation of our own uniqueness and self worth. Each of us has something to give that no one else has. ~Elizabeth O’Connor

O! beware, my lord, of jealousy;
It is the green-eyed monster which doth mock
The meat it feeds on.
~William Shakespeare, Othello

Whoever envies another confesses his superiority. ~Samuel Johnson, The Rambler

Jealousy is always born with love, but does not always die with it. ~François Duc de La Rochefoucauld, Maxims

Pity is for the living, envy is for the dead. ~Mark Twain

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

Trifles light as air
Are to the jealous confirmations strong
As proofs of holy writ.
~William Shakespeare, Othello

Every other sin hath some pleasure annexed to it, or will admit of an excuse: envy alone wants both. ~Robert Burton, The Anatomy of Melancholy

Never love unless you can
Bear with all the faults of man:
Men will sometimes jealous be,
Though but little cause they see.
~Thomas Campion, “Never Love”

Envy lurks at the bottom of the human heart like a viper in its hole. ~Honoré de Balzac

O jealousy! thou magnifier of trifles. ~Johann Christoph Friedrich von Schiller

Our envy always lasts longer than the happiness of those we envy. ~François de La Rochefoucauld

Jealousy injures us with the dagger of self-doubt. ~Terri Guillemets

Envy is the most stupid of vices, for there is no single advantage to be gained from it. ~Honore de Balzac

[T]he ear of jealousy heareth all things. ~The Bible (Apocrypha), Wisdom of Solomon 1:10

Anger and jealousy can no more bear to lose sight of their objects than love. ~George Eliot

Jealousy is the dragon in paradise; the hell of heaven; and the most bitter of the emotions because associated with the sweetest. ~A.R. Orage

Jealousy is an awkward homage which inferiority renders to merit. ~Mme. de Puixieux

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

Jealousy and love are sisters. ~Russian Proverb