"And at least power and sex and attention are pleasurable. **The most common form of lust is envy—the lust for what other people have, for the sole reason that they have it**. [[Joseph Epstein]]’s brilliant line is: “**Of the seven deadly sins, only envy is no fun at all**.” [[Democritus]], twenty-four hundred years before him: “**An envious man pains himself as though he were an enemy**.”" ([Location 1270](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B07QY3CZ9L&location=1270)) --- **Tags** -- [[quotes]], [[mindfulness]], [[self-reflection]], [[self-control]], [[character]], [[envy]] **Source** -- [[202409180133 - B - Stillness is the Key]]