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Archive for September 14th, 2008

• Envy and the Jealousy of God | Posted by Mart De Haan on Sep 14 2008

  Envy is not always bad. But it can be evil. In the best sense it’s a desire for  the good qualities we see in others. In the worst sense it’s a desire to see others deprived of their joy. Reference.com says, “Aristotle in Rhetoric defined envy “as the pain caused by the good fortune of [...]