Peace of mind makes the body healthy, but jealousy is like a cancer.
—The Holy Bible Scripture in the Christian Faith
Jealousy is the injured lover’s hell.
—John Milton (1608–74) English Poet, Civil Servant, Scholar, Debater
Anger and jealousy can no more bear to lose sight of their objects than love.
—George Eliot (Mary Anne Evans) (1819–80) English Novelist
Jealousy is the great exaggerator.
—Friedrich Schiller (1759–1805) German Poet, Dramatist
Envy is a littleness of soul, which cannot see beyond a certain point, and if it does not occupy the whole space feels itself excluded.
—William Hazlitt (1778–1830) English Essayist
It is with jealousy as with the gout; when such distempers are in the blood there is never any security against their breaking out, and that often on the slightest occasions, and when least suspected.
—Henry Fielding (1707–54) English Novelist, Dramatist
My wife’s jealousy is getting ridiculous. The other day she looked at my calendar and wanted to know who May was.
—Rodney Dangerfield (1921–2004) American Comedian, TV Personality, Actor
To cure jealousy is to see it for what it is, a dissatisfaction with self.
—Joan Didion (1934–2021) American Essayist, Novelist, Memoirist
Trifles light as air
Are to the jealous confirmations strong
As proofs of holy writ.
—William Shakespeare (1564–1616) British Playwright
Jealousy is that pain which a man feels from the apprehension that he is not equally beloved by the person whom he entirely loves
—Joseph Addison (1672–1719) English Essayist, Poet, Playwright, Politician
Always remember, Peggy, it’s matrimonial suicide to be jealous when you have a really good reason.
—Clare Boothe Luce (1903–87) American Playwright, Diplomat, Journalist, Diplomat, Elected Rep
Jealousy is no more than feeling alone against smiling enemies.
—Elizabeth Bowen (1899–1973) Irish Novelist, Short-story Writer
The ear of jealousy heareth all things.
—The Holy Bible Scripture in the Christian Faith
Envy assails the noblest: the winds howl around the highest peaks.
—Ovid (Publius Ovidius Naso) (c.43 BCE–c.18 CE) Roman Poet
The jealous bring down the curse they fear upon their own heads.
—Dorothy Dix (1861–1951) American Journalist, Columnist
Jealousy lives upon doubts.—It becomes madness or ceases entirely as soon as we pass from doubt to certainty.
—Francois de La Rochefoucauld (1613–80) French Writer
Envy slays itself by its own arrows.
—Unknown
I had rather be a toad, and live upon the vapor of a dungeon than keep a corner in the thing I love for others uses.
—William Shakespeare (1564–1616) British Playwright
‘Tis a monster begot upon itself, born on itself.
—William Shakespeare (1564–1616) British Playwright
Hard to put things right. You don’t often get that chance. Sometimes all you can do is not get caught.
—Donna Tartt (b.1963) American Novelist
Love sees sharply, hatred sees even more sharp, but Jealousy sees the sharpest for it is love and hate at the same time
—Arabic Proverb
The truest mark of being born with great qualities, is being born without envy.
—Francois de La Rochefoucauld (1613–80) French Writer
Envy comes from people’s ignorance of, or lack of belief in, their own gifts.
—Jean Vanier (1928–2019) French-Canadian Philosopher, Theologian, Humanitarian
The jealous are troublesome to others, but a torment to themselves.
—William Penn (1644–1718) American Entrepreneur, Political leader, Philosopher
Plain women are always jealous of their husbands. Beautiful women never are. They are always so occupied with being jealous of other women’s husbands.
—Oscar Wilde (1854–1900) Irish Poet, Playwright
Love may be blind but jealousy has 20-20 vision.
—Unknown
A competent and self-confident person is incapable of jealousy in anything. Jealousy is invariably a symptom of neurotic insecurity.
—Robert A. Heinlein (1907–88) American Science Fiction Writer
O! beware, my lord, of jealousy; It is the green-eyed monster which doth mock the meat it feeds on.
—William Shakespeare (1564–1616) British Playwright
Compete, don’t envy.
—Moroccan Proverb
Love is too rare to be lost on jealousy.
—Mexican Proverb