An envious man is avaricious with the wealth of God and hates the guiltless as foes. <br /> <br /> I saw a crackbrained little man, <br /> Reviling a possessor of dignity, <br /> Who replied: ‘O fellow, if thou art unlucky, <br /> What guilt is there in lucky men?’ <br /> Forbear to wish evil to an envious man <br /> Because the ill-starred fellow is an evil to himself. <br /> What needest thou to show enmity to him <br /> Who has such a foe on the nape of his neck?<br /><br />Saadi Shirazi<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/ch-08-on-rules-for-conduct-in-life-maxim-49/
