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If envy would burn, there would be no need for wood.

Proverbs and old sayings Yugoslavian about envy, need

Kiss the hand of your enemy if you cannot chop it off: Envy has no rest.

Proverbs and old sayings about kiss, envy, enemies

One measures the towers by their shadows and great people by those who envy them.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about envy, people

If the secret sorrows of everyone could be read on their forehead, how many who now cause envy would suddenly become the objects of pity.

Proverbs and old sayings Italian about objects, envy, secret

Merit is often an obstacle to fortune; the reason is it produces two bad effects, envy and fear.

Proverbs and old sayings about obstacles, merit, envy, reason, wealth, fear, bad luck, bad

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