Envy is a littleness of soul, which cannot see beyond a certain point,…

William Hazlitt
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Envy is a littleness of soul, which cannot see beyond a certain point, and if it does not occupy the whole space feels itself excluded. ✨ William Hazlitt (2015). Delphi Collected Works of William Hazlitt (Illustrated), p.1466, Delphi Classics
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Envy is a littleness of soul, which cannot see beyond a certain point, and if it does not occupy the whole space feels itself excluded. ✨ William Hazlitt (2015). Delphi Collected Works of William Hazlitt (Illustrated), p.1466, Delphi Classics

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