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66 Proverbs about Envy / Page 2



21. Kiss the hand of your enemy if you cannot chop it off: Envy has no rest.. Arab Proverb. Kiss the hand of your enemy if you cannot chop it off: Envy has no rest.
Arab Proverb

22. From the well of envy, only a fool drinks the water.. Nigerian Proverb. From the well of envy, only a fool drinks the water.
Nigerian Proverb

23. Between imitation and envy, imitation is better.. African Proverb. Between imitation and envy, imitation is better.
African Proverb

24. One who carries a pot of honey doesn't envy the sugarcane farmer.. African Proverb. One who carries a pot of honey doesn't envy the sugarcane farmer.
African Proverb

25. If the secret sorrows of everyone could be read on their forehead, how many who now cause envy would suddenly become the objects of pity.. Italian Proverb. If the secret sorrows of everyone could be read on their forehead, how many who now cause envy would suddenly become the objects of pity.
Italian Proverb

26. Envy does not enter empty houses.. Danish Proverb. Envy does not enter empty houses.
Danish Proverb

27. Envy does not enter an empty house.. Danish Proverb. Envy does not enter an empty house.
Danish Proverb

28. Envy is its own torturer.. Danish Proverb. Envy is its own torturer.
Danish Proverb

29. Envy was never a good spokesman.. Danish Proverb. Envy was never a good spokesman.
Danish Proverb

30. If envy were a fever, all the world would be ill.. Danish Proverb. If envy were a fever, all the world would be ill.
Danish Proverb

31. Rust consumes iron, and envy consumes itself.. Danish Proverb. Rust consumes iron, and envy consumes itself.
Danish Proverb

32. When fortune's chariot rolls easily, envy and shame cling to the wheels.. Danish Proverb. When fortune's chariot rolls easily, envy and shame cling to the wheels.
Danish Proverb

33. Neighbours bring comfort in adversity but only envy in success.. Irish Proverb. Neighbours bring comfort in adversity but only envy in success.
Irish Proverb

34. If envy would burn, there would be no need for wood.. Yugoslavian Proverb. If envy would burn, there would be no need for wood.
Yugoslavian Proverb

35. Those who envy die, but envy stays alive.. French Proverb. Those who envy die, but envy stays alive.
French Proverb

36. Envy goes beyond avarice.. French Proverb. Envy goes beyond avarice.
French Proverb

37. The enemy's own punishment is his envy.. Indian Proverb. The enemy's own punishment is his envy.
Indian Proverb

38. Envy can breed swans from bad duck eggs.. Russian proverb. Envy can breed swans from bad duck eggs.
Russian Proverb

39. Envy sees the sea but not the rocks.. Russian proverb. Envy sees the sea but not the rocks.
Russian Proverb

40. You'd better have one hundred who envy you than one who is sorry for you.. Hungarian Proverb. You'd better have one hundred who envy you than one who is sorry for you.
Hungarian Proverb

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