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Nothing is as obnoxious as other people's luck.

— F. Scott Fitzgerald

More from F. Scott Fitzgerald

  1. No such thing as a man willing to be honest - that would be like a blind man willing to see.
  2. Nothing is beneath you if it is in the direction of your life.
  3. Never confuse a single defeat with a final defeat.
  4. Often people display a curious respect for a man drunk, rather like the respect of simple races for the insane... There is something awe-in…
  5. It takes a genius to whine appealingly.
  6. See that little stream, we could walk to it in two minutes. It took the British a whole month to walk to it, a whole empire walking very sl…
  7. She's got to be a loyal, frank person if she's got to bitch everyone in the world to do it.
  8. If you're strong enough, there are no precedents.

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Topics in this quote

  • human nature
  • comparison
  • envy
  • jealousy
  • luck
  • resentment

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