50 Jealousy Quotes to Help You Get Rid of Negative Emotions

50 Jealousy Quotes to Help You Get Rid of Negative Emotions

Last updated on January 3rd, 2024 at 10:06 am

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Jealousy can be a good or bad thing, depending on the circumstances. For instance, jealousy could inspire you to do even better in different aspects of life. But, on the other hand, jealousy could grow into something different, such as malice, if not managed properly. From these quotes, youโ€™ll begin to look at jealousy from a different perspective.

Youโ€™ll realize that jealousy occurs at different levels or aspects of life. To prove this, weโ€™ve compiled quotes about jealous friends, relationships, etc. Youโ€™ll also come across funny and wise quotes on jealous to help you get rid of negative emotions. So if youโ€™ve been feeling jealous lately, the first thing you need to know is that such a feeling is natural. However, you shouldnโ€™t let this feeling drive you into evil.

Jealousy Quotes For Relationships

Sometimes, jealousy in relationships can be a good thing but not when taken too far. Check out these jealousy quotes for relationships.

โ€œI refused to believe that love could take any other form than mine: I measured love by the extent of my jealousy, and by that standard, of course, she could not love me at all.โ€

Graham Greene, The End of the Affair

ย โ€œSurrounded by the flames of jealousy, the jealous one winds up, like the scorpion, turning the poisoned sting against himself.โ€

Friedrich Nietzsche, Thus Spoke Zarathustra

โ€œLove gives naught but itself and takes naught but from itself, Love possesses not nor would it be possessed: For love is sufficient unto love.โ€

Kahlil Gibran

โ€œJealousy is the jaundice of the soul.โ€

John Dryden

ย โ€œThe ugliest trait everyone should avoid is jealousy.โ€

ANONYMOUS

โ€œFor Godโ€™s sake, letโ€™s take the word โ€˜possessโ€™ and put brick around its neck and drown it. We canโ€™t possess one another. We can only give and hazard all we have.โ€

Dorothy L. Sayers

โ€œYou cannot tell your mind what to feel and not to feel when you are jealous. It is like a poison that will slowly kill you.โ€

ANONYMOUS

ย โ€œBeing jealous is normal, but when you have too much jealousy, then there must be something wrong. Jealousy is not good for your body and mind.โ€

ANONYMOUS

โ€œJealousy in romance is like salt in food. A little can enhance the savor, but too much can spoil the pleasure and, under certain circumstances, can be life-threatening.โ€

Maya Angelou

ย โ€œJealousy is a strong emotion that can break any strong relationship.โ€

Funny Jealousy Quotes

Itโ€™s possible to find a little bit of humor in the midst of jealousy, as youโ€™ll learn from these quotes.

โ€œYou can be the moon and still be jealous of the stars.โ€

GARY ALAN

โ€œMy wifeโ€™s jealousy is getting ridiculous. The other day she looked at my calendar and wanted to know who May was.โ€

Rodney Dangerfield

โ€œMore men die of jealousy than of cancer.โ€

ANONYMOUS

โ€œNever get jealous when you see your ex with someone else because our parents taught us to give our used toys to the less fortunate.โ€

ANONYMOUS

โ€œNever hate people who are jealous of you, but respect their jealousy. Theyโ€™re people who think that youโ€™re better than them.โ€

anonymous

โ€œLove your haters โ€“ theyโ€™re your biggest fans.โ€

KANYE WEST

โ€œThey hate us because they ainโ€™t us.โ€

ANONYMOUS

โ€œWhoever is trying to bring you down is already below you.โ€

ANONYMOUS

โ€œA jealous woman does better research than the FBI.โ€

anonymous

โ€œJealousy is a disease. Get well soon.โ€

Wise Quotes on Jealousy

As strange as it sounds, you can actually find wisdom in jealousy. Here are some wise quotes on jealousy.

โ€œJealousy is thin because it bites but never eats.โ€

ANONYMOUS

โ€œJealousy is the art of counting the other fellowโ€™s blessings instead of your own.โ€

Harold Coffin

โ€œYou can only be jealous of someone who has something you think you ought to have yourself.โ€

MARGARET ATWOOD

โ€œJealousy is the tribute mediocrity pays to genius.โ€

Fulton J. Sheen

โ€œTo cure jealousy is to see it for what it is, a dissatisfaction with self.โ€

Joan Didion

โ€œJealousy is not a barometer by which the depth of love can be read, it merely records the degree of the loverโ€™s insecurity.โ€

Margaret Mead

โ€œJealousy..since itโ€™s lodgement is in the heart, not the brain, no degree of intellect supplies a guarantee against it.โ€

Herman Melville

โ€œA competent and self-confident person is incapable of jealousy in anything. Jealousy is invariably a symptom of neurotic insecurity. โ€œ

Robert A. Heinlein

โ€œComparison is a very foolish attitude, because each person is unique and incomparable. Once this understanding settles in you, jealousy disappears.โ€

Rajneesh (Bhagwan Shree), Swami Krishna Prem (1984)

โ€œThe jealous are troublesome to others, but a torment to themselves.โ€

Jealousy Quotes for Haters

Jealousy and hatred usually go hand in hand. If youโ€™ve experience the same, youโ€™ll probably relate to these quotes.

โ€œThe only way to succeed is to make people hate you. That way, they remember you.โ€

Josef von Sternberg

โ€œHate me for who I am, I donโ€™t care. At least Iโ€™m not pretending to be someone Iโ€™m not.โ€

Kristen Stewart

โ€œI donโ€™t dislike my haters, they dislike me. Iโ€™m doing nothing wrong, Iโ€™m just being me.โ€

Jamie Lopez

โ€œDonโ€™t spend time beating on a wall, hoping to transform it into a door.โ€

Coco Chanel

โ€œHaters never win. I just think thatโ€™s true about life, because negative energy always costs in the end.โ€

Tom Hiddleston

โ€œTo anyone that ever told you youโ€™re no good.. theyโ€™re no better.โ€

Hayley Williams

โ€œDonโ€™t worry about the hatersโ€ฆ They are just angry because the truth you speak contradicts the lie they live.โ€

Steve Maraboli

โ€œHatersโ€ฆare all failures. Itโ€™s 100% across the board. No one who is truly brilliant at anything is a hater.โ€

joe rogan

โ€œI was born to make mistakes, not to fake perfection.โ€

DRAKE

โ€œHaters will broadcast your failure, but whisper your success.โ€

Quotes about Jealous Friends

The interesting thing about jealousy is that it usually stems from your inner circle, mostly friends. Here are some relatable quotes about jealous friends.

โ€œItโ€™s sad how some people are so jealous and intimidated by you that they only have negative things to say when they know absolutely nothing about you.โ€

ANONYMOUS

โ€œBe a jealous friend, compete with friends. Itโ€™s fun.โ€

shah rukh khan

โ€œFriends are never jealous for your success, they are only jealous of success not shared with them.โ€

ANONYMOUS

โ€œJealousy releases anger and anger is the greatest and the ultimate enemy that can forever determine your judgement and ultimately withhold your destiny.โ€

ANONYMOUS

โ€œHaving a jealous friend is like having a bad habit.โ€

ANONYMOUS

โ€œYou have to be great friends and make each other laugh. We laugh a lot and neither is jealous of the other.โ€

ANONYMOUS

โ€œI ignore the jealous, I ignore the malicious, I ignore the ignorant, and I ignore the paranoid. If the shoe fits anyone, wear it.โ€

anonymous

โ€œJealous minds think alike.โ€

ANONYMOUS

โ€œJealousy is the cousin of greed. We seem to focus on what we want and lose sight of what we really need.โ€

ANONYMOUS

โ€œThere are many ways you can lose friends. Jealousy is one of them.โ€


Now that you know a thing or two about jealousy, we genuinely hope youโ€™ve been inspired by these quotes to get rid of any negative thoughts or emotions that may be caused by jealousy. If you have a favorite quote on jealousy, please feel free to share it with us in the common section below. You can also check out these maturity quotes to add more positivity to your life.

Ajit Pandey graduated in Electronics & Communications Engineering and really loves being a good leader. When he's not doing tech stuff, he enjoys hanging out at swimming pools and going on hiking trails. Ajit writes cool articles and quotes about lots of different things he's into, giving you smart and inspiring ideas. Check out what he says for a cool view on both tech and life's adventures.

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