The envious die not once, but as often as the envied win applause.
—Baltasar Gracián, 1647Quotes
From hell’s heart I stab at thee; for hate’s sake I spit my last breath at thee.
—Herman Melville, 1851It is very foolish to attack one’s enemy openly if one can injure him in secret.
—Giambattista Giraldi, 1543Quarreling must lead to disorder, and disorder exhaustion.
—Xunzi, c. 250 BCOpposition may become sweet to a man when he has christened it persecution.
—George Eliot, 1857Quarrels would not last long if the fault was only on one side.
—La Rochefoucauld, 1665Resentment kills a fool, and envy slays the simple.
—Book of Job, c. 600 BCPerish the universe, provided I have my revenge.
—Savinien Cyrano de Bergerac, 1654To outwit an enemy is not only just and glorious but profitable and sweet.
—Plutarch, c. 100It is permitted to learn even from an enemy.
—Ovid, c. 8Better a thousand enemies outside the house than one inside.
—Arabic proverbEnvy and hatred are apt to blind the eyes and render them unable to behold things as they are.
—Margaret of Valois, c. 1600Enemies are so stimulating.
—Katharine Hepburn, 1969