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Jealousy - that jumble of secret worship and ostensible aversion.

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This quote by Emil Cioran captures the contradictory nature of jealousy. It describes jealousy as a tangled mix of hidden adoration and outward disapproval. Cioran suggests that jealousy involves simultaneously admiring and despising someone or something.
Quote by Emil Cioran
Philosopher, Romanian
Emil Cioran was a Romanian philosopher known for his existentialist works.
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