How much of hell is there in the temper of an envious man! The happiness of another is his misery; the good of another is his affliction. He looks upon the virtue of another with an evil eye, and is as sorry at the praise of another as if that praise were taken away from himself. Envy makes him a hater of his neighbor, and his own tormentor.

— Nathaniel Vincent (1638–1697), Puritanischer Prediger

Topics: Temptation & Struggle, Growth & Character, Ethical Questions

Occasions: For Reflection

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