Home » Quote » Herodotus » „It is better to be envied than pitied.“ „It is better to be envied than pitied.“ — Herodotus Tags:Envy Related quotes „Envy is a horrible thing. It is unlike all other kinds of suffering in that there is no disguising it, no elevating it into tragedy. It is more than merely painful, it is disgusting.“ — George Orwell „Congratulation, n. The civility of envy.“ — Ambrose Bierce