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Epicurus

Vatican Sayings Fragment or passage 53

Fragment or passage 35 of 61

Canonical reference 53

English

Peter Saint-Andre · vatican-sayings-open

Envy no one. For good people do not deserve envy, and the more that wicked people succeed the more they ruin things for themselves. [ ]

Peter Saint-Andre · vatican-sayings-open

οὐδενὶ φθονητέον· ἀγαθοὶ γὰρ οὐκ ἄξιοι φθόνου, πονηροὶ δὲ ὅσῳ ἂν μᾶλλον εὐτυχῶσι, τοσούτῳ μᾶλλον αὑτοῖς λυμαίνονται.

Codex gpt-5.6-sol · Non-official working translation · 2026-09-11

N’envie personne. Les gens de bien ne méritent pas l’envie, et plus les méchants réussissent, plus ils ruinent leurs propres affaires. [ ]