Envy Proverbs - page 2

Better be envied than pitied. (French Proverb)
If envy would burn, there would be no need for wood. View proverb
Yugoslav Proverb
Compete, don't envy. View proverb
Moroccan Proverb
Envy for a friend is like the taste of a sour pumpkin. View proverb
Peruvian Proverb
They that envy others are their inferiors. View proverb
Traditional Proverb
Merit is often an obstacle to fortune; the reason is it produces two bad effects, envy and fear. View proverb
Traditional Proverb
Between imitation and envy, imitation is better. View proverb
African Proverb
A friend's envy is worse than an enemy's hatred. View proverb
American Proverb
Better be envied than pitied. View proverb
American Proverb
Compete, don't envy. View proverb
Arabic Proverb
Kiss the hand of your enemy if you cannot chop it off: envy has no rest. (Arabic Proverb)
When fortune's chariot rolls easily, envy and shame cling to the wheels. View proverb
Danish Proverb
Rust consumes iron and envy consumes itself. View proverb
Danish Proverb
Envy eats nothing, but its own heart. View proverb
German Proverb
Envy envies itself. View proverb
German Proverb
Better envy than pity. View proverb
German Proverb
The house of envy lies in the lowest hollows, golden, sunless, breathed upon by no wind, grim and filled full of inert chill, and lacking warmth, is always roiled in fog. View proverb
Greek Proverb
Better be envied than pitied. View proverb
Italian Proverb
You'd better have one hundred who envy you than one who is sorry for you. View proverb
Hungarian Proverb
Envy always shoots at a high mark. View proverb
Romanian Proverb
Envy never dies. (Romanian Proverb)
The poor man has none to envy him. View proverb
Swedish Proverb
Envy is the truest form of flattery. View proverb
Swedish Proverb
Better be envied nor pittied. View proverb
Scottish Proverb
From the well of envy, only a fool drinks the water. View proverb
Nigerian Proverb