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be jealous

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It is matrimonial suicide to be jealous when you have a really good reason. Clare Boothe Luce

If you find serenity and happiness, some people may be jealous. Be happy anyway. Mother Teresa

We learn from here the humility of the Holy One, Blessed is He. Since man is in the likeness of the angels, and they would be jealous of him, for this reason, He consulted them. Rashi

Do not be jealous of your sister. Know that diamonds and roses are as uncomfortable when they tumble from one's lips as toads and frogs: colder, too, and sharper, and they cut. Neil Gaiman

You can only be jealous of someone who has something you think you ought to have yourself. Margaret Atwood

Many hens may be in love with one cock, but none will be jealous of the other. African Proverb

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