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Envied Quotes

It is better to be envied than pitied.

Herodotus (1829). “Herodotus: Tr. from the Greek for the Use of General Readers; with Short Explanatory Notes”, p.212

To be envied is a nobler fate than to be pitied.

Pindar, Anacreon, Sappho, Musaeus (Grammaticus.) (1822). “The Odes of Pindar”, p.138

How much better a thing it is to be envied than to be pitied.

Herodotus (1875). “The History of Herodotus: A New English Version, Ed. with Copious Notes and Appendices, Illustrating the History and Geography of Herodotus, from the Most Recent Sources of Information; and Embodying the Chief Results, Historical and Ethnographical, which Have Been Obtained in the Progress of Cuneiform and Hieroglyphical Discovery”, p.372

My neighbor doesn't want to be loved as much as he wants to be envied.

Irving Layton (1969). “The whole bloody bird: obs, aphs & pomes”

Since biblical times, and probably before, the wealthy have been envied and condemned.

"'At Some Level, He's Still Asking the Same Question as He Was When He Was Seven or Eight - Who Am I?'". www.theguardian.com. March 16, 2007.