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Category Archives: Envy
In Great Souls, Emulation
“Worth begets in base minds, envy; in great souls, emulation.” –Henry Fielding I prefer to focus on the first two words and the positive latter half of the sentence. It has been my experience that everyone–even those with base minds–have … Continue reading
Posted in Creativity, Envy, Growth/Learning, LIfe Lessons, Observations, Quotes I Love, Random Thoughts
Tagged greart souls, great, heart, Henry Fielding, open heart, open mind, souls, value, worth
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Envy
I recently had a conversation with someone who was feeling bad about his financial situation. I’ll call him Trevor but that isn’t his real name. Like most of us he’d made financial mistakes and felt bad about them, especially when … Continue reading
Posted in Envy, LIfe Lessons, Quotes I Love, Random Thoughts, Relationship Lessons Learned
Tagged "Seven Deadly Sins" "7 Deadly Sins", age, comparing, comparison, comparisons, condition, Envy, Friend, gloat, Life, party, pity, Pity Party", poor, poverty, regret, sadness, Shame, situation, understanding, Wealth, wisdom, wise, wisest
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