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What does it mean?
Only misery is free of envy in the present.
In plain terms
The unhappy do not envy others.
What can you take from it?
Misery removes the pain of jealousy.

Where it applies

  • personal struggle
  • comparison

Putting it to work

  • accept your state
  • avoid comparison

Questions to consider

  • What stops envy?
  • Is peace possible through suffering?

Another view

Misery is not a true solution.

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