The more kindness shown to an envious man, the worse he becomes.

The envious man thinks that if his neighbor breaks a leg, he will be able to walk better himself

We envy those whose possessions or achievements are a reflection on our own. They are our neighbors and equals. It is they, above all who make plain the nature of our failure.

To claim "humanitarian motives" when the motive is envy and its supposed appeasement, is a favorite rhetorical device of politicians today, and has been for at least a hundred and fifty years.

Christianity provided man for the first time with supernatural beings who, he knew, could neither envy nor ridicule him.

Man's envy is at its most intense where all are almost equal; his calls for redistribution are loudest when there is virtually nothing to redistribute.

A student must be humbled to trained by teacher.

What happened? How did I get here? How could I have known that my choices mattered?

For many sports fans, the onset of fall only means one thing: It's football season!

All unlived emotions turn to inanity.

Also, I do not like the companionship of women. They are petty and personal. They hang on to their mysteries and secrets, they act and pretend. I like the character of men better.

Human happiness and human satisfaction must ultimately come from within oneself. It is wrong to expect some final satisfaction to come from money or from a computer.

As a costume designer, it's important to give each person his or her own personalized look.

He who imagines he can do without the world deceives himself much; but he who fancies the world cannot do without him is still more mistaken.

Start with the notion that yours is the sole responsibility unless there's powerful evidence to the contrary

Cher is one of the most talented women I've ever met. She's got depth and emotion that haven't even been touched.