La jalousie se nourrit dans les doutes, et elle devient fureur, ou elle finit, sitot qu'on passe du doute a la certitude.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Jealousy grows on doubt but ends once certainty is reached.
- In plain terms
- Jealousy feeds on doubt but stops when you know the truth.
- What can you take from it?
- Uncertainty fuels jealousy more than reality.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What fuels your insecurity?
- How do you handle doubt?
Another view
Certainty does not always eliminate negative feelings.
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