"Envy is more irreconcilable than hatred...." - Quote by Francois De La Rochefoucauld

“Moderation is represented as a virtue in order to restrain the ambition of great men, and to console those of a meaner condition in their lesser merit and fortune.”

“Though confidence is very fine, and makes the future sunny; I want no confidence for mine, I'd rather have the money”

“It is impossible to love a second time what we have really ceased to love.”

“Negative states of mind, such as anger, resentment, fear, envy, and jealousy, are products of the ego.”

“The envier praises me unknowingly.”

“The envious person grows lean with the fatness of their neighbor.”

“Hatred, jealousy and excessive attachment cause suffering and agitation. I feel compassion can help us overcome these disturbances and let us return to a calm state of mind. Compassion is not just being kind to your friend. That involves attachment because it is based on expectation. Compassion is when you do something good without any expectations - based on realizing that "the other person is also just like me".”

“One can overcome the forces of negative emotions, like anger and hatred, by cultivating their counter-forces, like love and compassion.”

“One does not hate so long as one continues to rate low, but only when one has come to rate equal or higher.”