Quotation by

George Eliot

There is a sort of jealousy which needs very little fire it is hardly a passion, but a blight bred in the cloudy, damp despondency of uneasy egoism.

George Eliot

Jealousy

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George Eliot is describing a type of jealousy that is weak and almost inactive, not a strong emotion but more like a harmful condition. This feeling arises from a gloomy and insecure sense of self, rather than from intense passion or desire.

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