The envious man desires some good which another possesses; … - Arthur Helps

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The envious man desires some good which another possesses; the jealous man would often be content to be without the good so that that other did not possess it.

Arthur Helps

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Sir Arthur Helps (10 July 1813 – 7 March 1875) was an English writer and dean of the Privy Council.

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