76 Friend Jealousy Quotes

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Famous Friend Jealousy Quotes

Friends don't get jealous of each other or begrudge the other for finding success. They celebrate every victory together. — Karen Kingsbury

Jealousy is no more than feeling alone against smiling enemies. - Elizabeth Bowen

Jealousy is no more than feeling alone against smiling enemies. — Elizabeth Bowen

Among real friends there is no rivalry or jealousy of one another, but they are satisfied and contented alike whether they are equal or one of them is superior. — Plutarch

Jealousy is the result of one's lack of self-confidence, self-worth, and self-acceptance. — Sasha Azevedo

Jealousy is the jaundice of the soul. - John Dryden

Jealousy is the jaundice of the soul. — John Dryden

Few men have the natural strength to honor a friend's success without envy. — Aeschylus

Jealousy, that dragon which slays love under the pretence of keeping it alive. — Havelock Ellis

You can only be jealous of someone who has something you think you ought to have yourself. — Margaret Atwood

Jealousy is all the fun you think they had. - Erica Jong

Jealousy is all the fun you think they had. — Erica Jong

I don't mind saying in advance that in my opinion jealousy is normal and healthy. Jealousy arises out of the fact that children love. If they have no capacity to love, then they don't show jealousy. — Donald Woods Winnicott

Surrounded by the flames of jealousy, the jealous one winds up, like the scorpion, turning the poisoned sting against himself. — Friedrich Nietzsche

It is in the character of very few men to honor without envy a friend who has prospered. — Aeschylus

Misfortune shows those who are not really friends. — Aristotle

Let's be honest, the cards' on the table: Jealousy's a sin, Cain killed Abel. Backstabber...Caesar had Brutus. It's hard to weed 'em out, even Jesus had Judas. — Pusha T

A competent and self-confident person is incapable of jealousy in anything. Jealousy is invariably a symptom of neurotic insecurity. — Lazarus Long

I Have No Friends Quotes

A friend to me has no race, no class and belongs to no minority. My friendships were formed out of affection, mutual respect and a feeling of having something strong in common. These are eternal values that cannot be racially classified. This is the way I look at race. — Frank Sinatra

My homies used to call me ' ions,' and at the time I didn't have no millions, so I ain't really want to be called 'Millions,' so I just shortened it down to . ' i,' my friends used to call me. — Meek Mill

How could we have such a low view of the gospel of Jesus Christ that we have to manipulate men psychologically to get them to come down and pray a prayer? …How many times have I heard evangelists say, “It’ll only take five minutes.”? No my dear friend, it will take your life–all of it! — Paul Washer

Friend jealousy quote A friend is someone who knows the song in your heart, and can sing it back to you when you have forg
A friend is someone who knows the song in your heart, and can sing it back to you when you have forgotten the words.

There is nothing I would not do for those who are really my friends. I have no notion of loving people by halves, it is not my nature. — Jane Austen

It is true that some people have some misgivings about China-U.K. cooperation. What I want to stress is that in today's world, no country can afford to pursue development with its door closed. One should open the door, warmly welcome friends, and be hospitable to them. — Xi Jinping

Music means communication to me. I say 'listen you people out there, listen to my music, let's be one.' Music is a friend to me when I am lonely, when I am blue. You can't define music 'cause music is cosmos and it knows no barrier or definition. You have to feel music to dig it. — Robert Plant

Friend jealousy quote Intelligent people tend to have less friends than the average person. The smarter you are, the more
Intelligent people tend to have less friends than the average person. The smarter you are, the more selevtive you become.

Fame, do I like it? No. It has bought a lot for me in my career, but there are a lot of downsides to it. You give up your privacy. I did it to myself but not to my family and friends. You don't ask for it. You just have to live with it. — Cara Delevingne

I have no friends. The more you learn about the dignity of the gorilla, the more you want to avoid people. — Dian Fossey

No friend ever served me, and no enemy ever wronged me, whom I have not repaid in full. — Sulla

I have no enemies. But my friends don't like me. — Philip Larkin

More Than Friends Quotes

You can make more friends in two months by becoming interested in other people than you can in two years by trying to get other people interested in you. — Dale Carnegie

God loves us more than a father, mother, friend, or any else could love, and even more than we are able to love ourselves. — Saint John Chrysostom

I have always looked at life as a voyage, mostly wonderful, sometimes frightening. In my family and friends I have discovered treasure more valuable than gold. — Jimmy Buffett

Friend jealousy quote Be with those who bring out the best in you, not the stress in you.
Be with those who bring out the best in you, not the stress in you.

People fear death even more than pain. It's strange that they fear death. Life hurts a lot more than death. At the point of death, the pain is over. Yeah, I guess it is a friend. — Jim Morrison

There is no possession more valuable than a good and faithful friend. - Socrates

There is no possession more valuable than a good and faithful friend. — Socrates

There is no more lovely, friendly, and charming relationship, communion, or company than a good marriage. — Martin Luther

Traitors are more dangerous than enemies. - Velupillai Prabhakaran

Traitors are more dangerous than enemies. — Velupillai Prabhakaran

I would like to be remembered as a man who had a wonderful time living life, a man who had good friends, fine family - and I don't think I could ask for anything more than that, actually. — Frank Sinatra

You can make more friends in two months by becoming really interested in other people, than you can in two years by trying to get other people interested in you. — Bernard Meltzer

Nothing is more dangerous than a friend without discretion; even a prudent enemy is preferable. — Jean De La Fontaine

What Are Friends For Quotes

If I could take your troubles I would toss them into the sea, But all these things I'm finding Are impossible for me. I cannot build a mountain Or catch a rainbow fair, But let me be what I know best, A friend that is always there. — Kahlil Gibran

Our apologies, good friends, for the fracture of good order, the burning of paper instead of children. How many must die before our voices are heard, how many must be tortured, dislocated, starved, maddened? When, at what point, will you say no to this war? — Daniel Berrigan

You English are like mad bulls... you see red everywhere! What on earth has come over you, to heap on us such suspicion as is unworthy of a great nation. I regard this as a personal insult... You make it uncommonly difficult for a man to remain friendly to England. — Wilhelm II

Friend jealousy quote Your strongest muscle
Your strongest muscle

Are you doing what your heart desires, or living up to society's expectations, what friends and family think? Because the moment you start doing what you love, what you truly feel in your heart, all your cells start working for you. — Ralph Smart

What you are is a complicated girl with simple needs. You need your books and time to read, and you need a few friends and you need someone-not to take care of you, but to care for you. If you have all those things, you'll always be alright. — Brian Morton

There are three kinds of friends in the world. An ordinary person sees only who you are; for that you don't need a friend. Then there's a friend who sees in you what you can be. And then there's the real holy Friend, and the presence of this Friend you are already. — Shlomo Carlebach

Friend jealousy quote Two things you will never have to chase: true friends and true love.
Two things you will never have to chase: true friends and true love.

That for me is what intrigues me the most about feature films. It's not like the little kind of esoteric projects that you and your friends get but how do you make something that has a universal appeal. Those are the movies that intrigue me the most. — Casey Neistat

You are not responsible for what your friends do, but you will be judged by the company you keep. — Leonard A Cole

I shall pursue a straight forward course deviating neither to the right or left so that comes what may I hope my real friends will never have to blush for me, so far as truth, honesty & fair dealings are concerned. — Zachary Taylor

No matter what looms ahead, if you can eat today, enjoy the sunlight today, mix good cheer with friends today, enjoy it and bless God for it. Do not look back on happiness -- or dream of it in the future. You are only sure of today; do not let yourself be cheated out of it. — Henry Ward Beecher

Who Your Friends Are Quotes

You meet people who forget you. You forget people you meet. But sometimes you meet those people you can't forget. Those are your 'friends — Mark Twain

If you have friends or family who are not practicing, give them your company and not your judgment. They need your patience and your love. Allah is sufficient for judgment and He subhanahu wa ta'ala is a perfect Judge. We are not. — Nouman Ali Khan

Show me who your friends are, and I will tell you what you are. - Unknown Author

Show me who your friends are, and I will tell you what you are. — Unknown Author

Tell me who's your friend and I'll tell you who you are. - Proverbs

Tell me who's your friend and I'll tell you who you are. — Proverbs

If you want to find out who your real friends are, sink the ship. The first ones to jump aren't your friends. — Marilyn Manson

You who live your lives in cities or among peaceful ways cannot always tell whether your friends are the kind who would go through fire for you. But on the Plains one's friends have an opportunity to prove their mettle. — Buffalo Bill

If you want to know who your friends are, get yourself a jail sentence. - Charles Bukowski

If you want to know who your friends are, get yourself a jail sentence. — Charles Bukowski

You wanna Know who your true friends are? Screw up and see who’s still there. — Jeffree Star

Making a hundred friends is not a miracle. The miracle is to make a single friend who will stand by your side even when hundreds are against you. — John Spence

In bad situations is where you know who your friends are. — Spanish Proverbs

People Writing About Friend Jealousy

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Read quotes by Aeschylus

Aeschylus
quotes on death, grief and dreams

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Read quotes by Karen Kingsbury

Karen Kingsbury
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Read quotes by Elizabeth Bowen

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Read quotes by John Dryden

John Dryden
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More Friend Jealousy Quotes

Surround yourself with positive people. — Melanie

When people don't want the best for you, they are not the best for you. — Gayle King

So full of artless jealousy is guilt, It spills itself in fearing to be spilt. — William Shakespeare

Friend jealousy quote One loyal friend is worth ten thousand relatives.
One loyal friend is worth ten thousand relatives.

I helped several of my competitors get started. People seem to think we ought to hate each other, but we’ve stayed good friends. — Glen Bell

Know that whoever is trying to bring you down, is already below you. — Boonaa Mohammed

Your sweetheart calls you by another's name. His eyes linger too long on your best friend. He talks with excitement about a girl at work. And the fire catches. Jealousy - that sickening combination of possessiveness, suspicion, rage, and humiliation - can overtake your mind and threaten your very core as you contemplate your rival. — Helen Fisher

A truthful enemy is better than a deceitful friend. — Matshona Dhliwayo

A thug is what I want and a thug is what I need. And my friends don't understand, and I think it's jealousy. — 50 Cent

Lovers may be -- and indeed generally are -- enemies, but they never can be friends, because there must always be a spice of jealousy and a something of Self in all their speculations. — Lord Byron

Our very best friends have a tincture of jealousy even in their friendship; and when they hear us praised by others, will ascribe it to sinister and interested motives if they can. — Charles Caleb Colton

The venom clamours of a jealous woman poison more deadly than a mad dog's tooth. — William Shakespeare

Right now, make a list of what you admire about yourself- don't stop until you've filled a page. Sit and relish each quality and accomplishment. When you remember how much you have to be proud of, you don't need to envy others. Instead of wallowing in your jealousy, use your friends' accomplishments as inspiration to pursue the life you want. — Phil McGraw

I got a lot of texts from friends and emails from friends and most of them were just pure jealousy. — Michael Schur

Jealousy isn't something we deal with well, but some of us have been around long enough to know when to let go, and what is most important. The happiness of my two best friends should be more important than some ancient feud. — Julie Kagawa

The more adept we become at cultivating an altruistic attitude, the happier we will feel and the more comfortable will be the atmosphere around us. But if our emotions fluctuate wildly and we easily give in to hatred and jealousy, even our friends will avoid us. So even for people with no spiritual beliefs, it is important to have a peaceful mind. — Dalai Lama

Everybody isn't your friend. Just because they hang around you and laugh with you doesn't mean they're for you. Just because they say they got got your back, doesn't mean they won't stab you in it. People pretend well. Jealousy sometimes doesn't live far. So know your circle. At the end of the day real situations expose fake people so pay attention. — Trent Shelton

Hatred, jealousy and excessive attachment cause suffering and agitation. I feel compassion can help us overcome these disturbances and let us return to a calm state of mind. Compassion is not just being kind to your friend. That involves attachment because it is based on expectation. Compassion is when you do something good without any expectations - based on realizing that "the other person is also just like me". — Dalai Lama

what are you looking for? There is no Truth. There's only action, action obeying a million different impulses, ephemeral action, action subjected to every possible and imaginable contingency and contradiction, Life. Life is crime, theft, jealousy, hunger, lies, disgust,stupidity, sickness, volcanic eruptions, earthquakes, piles of corpses. what can you do about it, my poor friend? — Blaise Cendrars

You and I aren't friends either. — Richelle Mead

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