In lapidary inscriptions a man is not upon oath. Samuel Johnson
In lapidary inscriptions a man is not upon oath.EpitaphsQuotations by Samuel Johnson
Month: November 2008
Oh, write of me, not Died in bitter pains, but Emigrated to another star! Helen Hunt Jackson
Oh, write of me, not Died in bitter pains, but Emigrated to another star!EpitaphsQuotations by Helen Hunt Jackson
Reading the epitaphs, our only salvation lies in resurrecting the dead and burying the living. Paul Eldridge
Reading the epitaphs, our only salvation lies in resurrecting the dead and burying the living.EpitaphsQuotations by Paul Eldridge
Green leaves on a dead tree is our epitaph — green leaves, dear reader, on a dead tree. Cyril Connolly
Green leaves on a dead tree is our epitaph — green leaves, dear reader, on a dead tree.EpitaphsQuotations by Cyril Connolly
An epitaph is a belated advertisement for a line of goods that has been discontinued. Irvin S. Cobb
An epitaph is a belated advertisement for a line of goods that has been discontinued.EpitaphsQuotations by Irvin S. Cobb
The epitaphs on tombstones of a great many people should read: Died at thirty, and buried at sixty. Nicholas Butler
The epitaphs on tombstones of a great many people should read: Died at thirty, and buried at sixty.EpitaphsQuotations by Nicholas Butler
Don’t pity me now, don’t pity me never; I’m going to do nothing for ever and ever. James Agate
Don’t pity me now, don’t pity me never; I’m going to do nothing for ever and ever.EpitaphsQuotations by James Agate
Whenever a friend succeeds, a little something in me dies. Gore Vidal
Whenever a friend succeeds, a little something in me dies.EnvyQuotations by Gore Vidal
Man will do many things to get himself loved; he will do all things to get himself envied. Mark Twain
Man will do many things to get himself loved; he will do all things to get himself envied.EnvyQuotations by Mark Twain
The envious person grows lean with the fatness of their neighbor. Socrates
The envious person grows lean with the fatness of their neighbor.EnvyQuotations by Socrates
Oh, what a bitter thing it is to look into happiness through another man’s eyes. William Shakespeare
Oh, what a bitter thing it is to look into happiness through another man’s eyes.EnvyQuotations by William Shakespeare
They that envy others are their inferiors. Saying
They that envy others are their inferiors.EnvyQuotations by Saying
Envy eats nothing, but its own heart. German Proverb
Envy eats nothing, but its own heart.EnvyQuotations by German Proverb
Rust consumes iron and envy consumes itself. Danish Proverb
Rust consumes iron and envy consumes itself.EnvyQuotations by Danish Proverb
Envy aims very high. Ovid
Envy aims very high.EnvyQuotations by Ovid
Envy feeds on the living, after death it rests, then the honor of a man protects him. Ovid
Envy feeds on the living, after death it rests, then the honor of a man protects him.EnvyQuotations by Ovid
Envy is honors foe. Motto
Envy is honors foe.EnvyQuotations by Motto
There is no sweeter sound than the crumbling of ones fellow man. Groucho Marx
There is no sweeter sound than the crumbling of ones fellow man.EnvyQuotations by Groucho Marx
Envy is more irreconcilable than hatred. Francois De La Rochefoucauld
Envy is more irreconcilable than hatred.EnvyQuotations by Francois De La Rochefoucauld
It is not enough to succeed, others must fail. Francois De La Rochefoucauld
It is not enough to succeed, others must fail.EnvyQuotations by Francois De La Rochefoucauld
The sure mark of one born with noble qualities is being born without envy. Francois De La Rochefoucauld
The sure mark of one born with noble qualities is being born without envy.EnvyQuotations by Francois De La Rochefoucauld
He will be loved when dead, who was envied when he was living. Horace
He will be loved when dead, who was envied when he was living.EnvyQuotations by Horace
All the world is competent to judge my pictures except those who are of my profession. William Hogarth
All the world is competent to judge my pictures except those who are of my profession.EnvyQuotations by William Hogarth
How much better a thing it is to be envied than to be pitied. Herodotus
How much better a thing it is to be envied than to be pitied.EnvyQuotations by Herodotus
The envious die not once, but as oft as the envied win applause. Baltasar Gracian
The envious die not once, but as oft as the envied win applause.EnvyQuotations by Baltasar Gracian
Fools may our scorn, not envy, raise. For envy is a kind of praise. John Gay
Fools may our scorn, not envy, raise. For envy is a kind of praise.EnvyQuotations by John Gay
Nothing sharpens sight like envy. Thomas Fuller
Nothing sharpens sight like envy.EnvyQuotations by Thomas Fuller
Some folks rail against other folks, because other folks have what some folks would be glad of. Henry Fielding
Some folks rail against other folks, because other folks have what some folks would be glad of.EnvyQuotations by Henry Fielding
Envy is the tax which all distinction must pay. Ralph Waldo Emerson
Envy is the tax which all distinction must pay.EnvyQuotations by Ralph Waldo Emerson
I never admire another’s fortune so much that I became dissatisfied with my own. Marcus T. Cicero
I never admire another’s fortune so much that I became dissatisfied with my own.EnvyQuotations by Marcus T. Cicero
Let age, not envy, draw wrinkles on thy cheeks. Sir Thomas Browne
Let age, not envy, draw wrinkles on thy cheeks.EnvyQuotations by Sir Thomas Browne
Envy and wrath shorten the life. [Ecclesiasticus] Bible
Envy and wrath shorten the life. [Ecclesiasticus]EnvyQuotations by Bible
None of the affections have been noted to fascinate and bewitch but envy. Francis Bacon
None of the affections have been noted to fascinate and bewitch but envy.EnvyQuotations by Francis Bacon
As iron is eaten away by rust, so the envious are consumed by their own passion. Antisthenes
As iron is eaten away by rust, so the envious are consumed by their own passion.EnvyQuotations by Antisthenes
He who goes unenvied shall not be admired. Aeschylus
He who goes unenvied shall not be admired.EnvyQuotations by Aeschylus
I am I plus my surroundings and if I do not preserve the latter, I do not preserve myself. Jose Ortega Y Gasset
I am I plus my surroundings and if I do not preserve the latter, I do not preserve myself.EnvironmentalismQuotations by Jose Ortega Y Gasset
That which is not good for the bee-hive cannot be good for the bees. Marcus Aurelius
That which is not good for the bee-hive cannot be good for the bees.EnvironmentalismQuotations by Marcus Aurelius
We live in a web of ideas, a fabric of our own making. Joseph Chilton Pearce
We live in a web of ideas, a fabric of our own making.EnvironmentQuotations by Joseph Chilton Pearce
We are the environment. Charles Panati
We are the environment.EnvironmentQuotations by Charles Panati
Our environment, the world in which we live and work, is a mirror of our attitudes and expectations. Earl Nightingale
Our environment, the world in which we live and work, is a mirror of our attitudes and expectations.EnvironmentQuotations by Earl Nightingale