The secret of my success: I don't compare myself to anyone, and I don't compete with anyone.
Wir reiten in die Kreuz und Quer Nach Freuden und Geschäften; Doch immer kläfft es hinterher Und bellt aus allen Kräften. So will der Spitz aus unserm Stall Uns immerfort begleiten, Und seines Bellens lauter Schall Beweist nur, daß wir reiten.
If you’ve ever done anything extraordinary in your life, always remember, no amount of ridicule can ever rob you of your achievements.
Do you are laugh because you are successful or because another one is unfortunate?
It is extremely difficult, if not impossible, to think well of yourself while you are envious.
Some people are each way more hurt by their worst enemy’s success than they were hurt by their then best friend’s death.
Our failures are way less likely than our successes to be ignored by our enemies.
Be careful when shining the light of your success among those with an envious spirit, for there will be no celebration for your success within a robbery.
Our successes are seldom as sweet as our enemies’ failures.
Some of the people who we envy for having something we lack envy us for lacking something they have.
BEWARE OF THOSE Beware of those who are bitter, For they will never allow you To enjoy your fruit. Beware of those who criticize you When you deserve some praise for an achievement, For they secretly desire to be worshiped. Beware of those who are needy or stingy, For they would rather sting you Than give you anything. Beware of those who are always hungry. They will feed you to the wolves Just to get paid. Beware of those who speak negatively About everything and everybody. A negative person will never say A positive thing about you. Beware of those who are bored And not passionate about life. They will bore you with reasons for not living. Beware of those who are too focused with Polishing and beautifying their outer shells. They lack true substance to understand That genuine beauty is in the heart that resides inside. Beware of those who step in the path of your dreams. They only dream to have the ability To take half your steps. Beware of those who steer you away From your heart’s true happiness. It would make them happy to see you Steer yourself next to them, Sitting with both your hearts bitter. Those who are critical don’t like being criticized, And those who are insensitive have a deficiency in their senses. And finally, Beware of those who tell you to BEWARE. They are too aware of everything – And live alone, scared.
We sometimes congratulate someone, not because we value or find worthy what they have just achieved, but only because we fear coming across as jealous.
It means that the lack of knowledge is the foundation for all life failures, destruction, depression, difficulties, hatred, bitterness, envy, etc.
Beg of God the removal of envy, that God may deliver you from externals, and bestow upon you an inward occupation, which will absorb you so that your attention is not drawn away.
I'm at a point now where I crave healthy musical environments, where there is a genuine exchange of ideas without repressed envy or resentment, and where people in the band want to be there regardless of what public accolades may come their way. Unfortunately, Mr. Bungle was not one of those places.
There is perhaps no phenomenon which contains so much destructive feeling as moral indignation, which permits envy or hate to be acted out under the guise of virtue.
Hatred is active, and envy passive dislike; there is but one step from envy to hate.
The wicked envy and hate; it is their way of admiring.
I honestly felt no envy or resentment, only astonishment at how much of a world there was out there and how much of it others already knew. The agenda for self-cultivation that had been set for my classmates by their teachers and parents was something I'd have to develop for myself.
Envy aims very high.