“Beg of God the removal of envy, that God may deliver you from externals, and bestow upon you an inward occupation, which will absorb you so that your attention is not drawn away.”
“I have blossomed so much, I am the envy of the gardens.”
“Achieve some perfection [excellence] yourself, so that you may not fall into sorrow by seeing the perfection in others.”
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