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François de La Rochefoucauld on Jealousy

1613–1680 France

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In jealousy there is more self-love than love.

Maxims (1665)

Jealousy feeds upon suspicion, and it turns into fury or it ends as soon as we pass from suspicion into certainty.

Maxims (1665)

Envy is more implacable than hatred.

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Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: François de La Rochefoucauld (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.