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As iron is eaten away by rust, so the envious are consumed by their own passion.

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Jealousy, Anger, Passion
"Lives and Opinions of the Eminent Philosophers (§ 5)". Book by Diogenes Laertius, circa 200 AD.
As iron is eaten away by rust, so the envious are consumed by their own passion.