“Envy's a coal comes hissing hot from hell.”
Festus (1839)
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Philip James Bailey 19
British writer and poet 1816–1902Related quotes

Nicholas Wood and Michael Prescott, "Major threatens general election if he fails to win Maastricht vote", Sunday Times, 25 October 1992.
1990s, 1992

“Black as the devil, hot as hell, pure as an angel, sweet as love.”
Noir comme le diable, chaud comme l'enfer, pur comme un ange, doux comme l'amour.
frequently misattributed to Talleyrand, no primary source exists, its not his style of speech, and he famously drank tea not coffee.
Misattributed

Nixon, Haldeman, and Ronald Ziegler, 2:42-3:33 P.M. Oval Office Conversation #524-7; cassette #775 (17 June 1971)
1970s

“No evil comes from the fear of hell, no good comes from the promise of heaven.”
Death and the Eternal Forever (2014)