"The truest mark of being born with..." - Quote by Francois De La Rochefoucauld
The truest mark of being born with great qualities is to be born without envy.
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“Friendship is only a reciprocal conciliation of interests, and an exchange of good offices; it is a species of commerce out of which self-love always expects to gain something.”
“As uncommon a thing as true love is, it is yet easier to find than true friendship.”
“We easily forget our faults when no one knows them but ourselves.”
More on Greatness
“En un mot, l'homme conna|"t qu'il est mise rable: il est donc mise rable, puisqu'il l'est; mais il est bien grand, puisqu'il le conna|"t. In one word, man knows that he is miserable and therefore he is miserable because he knows it; but he is also worthy, because he knows his condition.”
“The modern idea of a Great Man is one who stands at the lonely extremity of some single line of development--”
“Generations to come will scarce believe that such a one as this ever in flesh and blood walked upon this earth. (said of Mahatma Gandhi)”
More on Envy
“No metal can--no, not the hangman's axe--bear half the keenness of thy sharp envy.”
“It stirs up envy, fame does.”
“It stirs up envy, fame does. People feel fame gives them some kind of privilege to walk up to you and say anything to you - and it won't hurt your feelings - like it's happening to your clothing.”