Quote#Happiness
The envious man desires some good which another possesses; the…
Quote byArthur Helps · 1813–1875
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Brevia: Short Essays and Aphorisms. (1871), p. 31.
English (original)
The envious man desires some good which another possesses; the jealous man would often be content to be without the good so that that other did not possess it.
— Arthur Helps
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