The aphorism, “Envy is ignorance,” is about how people desire what other people have and don’t appreciate what they already have.
People are often envious of other people’s lives, but we are only envious of our own assumptions about our subject. We only see what that person chooses to reveal to others and what we ourselves believe.
Emerson’s main message is it is foolish to want to be like other people and you should just be yourself.
People are often envious of other people’s lives, but we are only envious of our own assumptions about our subject. We only see what that person chooses to reveal to others and what we ourselves believe.
Emerson’s main message is it is foolish to want to be like other people and you should just be yourself.