Who covets more is evermore a slave.

To get thine ends, lay bashfulness aside; Who fears to ask, doth teach to be deny'd.

—Robert Herrick

Bid me to love, and I will give a loving heart to thee.

—Robert Herrick

The person lives twice who lives the first life well.

—Robert Herrick

O, beware, my lord, of jealousy!
It is the green-eyed monster which doth mock
The meat it feeds on.

—William Shakespeare

They envy the distinction I have won; let them therefore, envy my toils, my honesty, and the methods by which I gained it.

—Sallust

Envy can be a positive motivator. Let it inspire you to work harder for what you want.

—Robert Bringle

It is better to be envied than pitied.

—Herodotus

Jealousy is all the fun you think they had.

—Erica Jong