Envy, like the worm, never runs but to the fairest fruit; like a cunn… — Francis Beaumont

Envy, like the worm, never runs but to the fairest fruit; like a cunning bloodhound, it singles out the fattest deer in the flock.

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Wisdom I know is social. She seeks her fellows. But Beauty is jealous, and illy bears the presence of a rival. — Thomas Jefferson
O! what a Godlike Power is that of doing Good! I envy the Rich and the Great for nothing else! — Samuel Richardson
Pride, which inspires us with so much envy, is sometimes of use toward the moderating of it too. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld
Let no man fear to die, we love to sleep all, and death is but the sounder sleep. — Francis Beaumont
Faith without works is like a bird without wings; though she may hop with her companions on earth, yet she will never fly with them to heaven. — Francis Beaumont
But what is past my help is past my care. — Francis Beaumont