Help others solve their problems; standing farther away, you can often see matters more clearly than they do. . . The greatest service you can render someone else is helping him or her help themselves.
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The envious die not once, but as oft as the envied win applause.
Interpretation
What this quote means
Envy leads to ongoing suffering, as the envious experience pain every time their rivals are celebrated.
This quote by Baltasar Gracian suggests that those who are envious do not simply suffer from a single moment of jealousy; instead, they continually endure emotional pain with each success that their rivals achieve. The envious live a life of perpetual distress, as they are constantly reminded of their own dissatisfaction whenever others receive recognition or admiration.
Themes
EnvyJealousyApplausePainSuffering
In practice
Example use cases
In a speech about the dangers of envy, one might say, 'As Baltasar Gracian stated, the envious die not once, but as oft as the envied win applause.'
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