Quotes on Jealousy And Insecurity

A competent and self-confident person is incapable of jealousy in anything. Jealousy is invariably a symptom of neurotic insecurity.

Our envy always lasts longer than the happiness of those we envy.

Whoever envies another confesses his superiority.

The envious die not once, but as oft as the envied win applause.

Calamities are of two kinds: misfortunes to ourselves, and good fortune to others.

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

Jealousy, that dragon which slays love under the pretence of keeping it alive.

The jealous are troublesome to others, but a torment to themselves.

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

Pity is for the living, envy is for the dead.

Jealousy in romance is like salt in food. A little can enhance the savor, but too much can spoil the pleasure and, under certain circumstances, can be life-threatening.

Envy is a littleness of soul, which cannot see beyond a certain point, and if it does not occupy the whole space feels itself excluded.