Francis Bacon Quotes about Envy
He that cannot possibly mend his own case will do what he can to impair another's.
Francis Bacon (1866). “The Moral and Historical Works of Lord Bacon: Including His Essays, Apophthegms, Wisdom of the Ancients, New Atlantis, and Life of Henry the Seventh”, p.22
Love and envy make a man pine, which other affections do not, because they are not so continual.
Francis Bacon (1765). “The works of Francis Bacon, Baron of Verulam, Viscount St. Alban, and Lord High Chancellor of England, in five volumes”, p.522
Envy is ever joined with the comparing of a man's self; and where there is no comparison, no envy.
Francis Bacon (1778). “The Works of Francis Bacon, Baron of Verulam, Viscount St. Alban, and Lord High Chancellor of England: In Five Volumes”, p.457
