Quote of the Day: Helmut Schoeck, "Envy"

The envious man thinks that if his neighbour breaks a leg, he will be able to walk better himself.

That's from Helmut Schoeck, Envy. Maybe someday Liberty Fund will put it online gratis, as they've done with so many other books. They published my "Liberty Classics" essay on Envy here and my discussion of the envy-fueling Zero-Sum Fallacy here.

If you're still looking for a way to have a better 2025, "Repeat after me: the right response to another's good fortune is congratulations, not grief."