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Envy comes from people’s ignorance of, or lack of belief, in their own gifts.

Envy comes from people’s ignorance of, or lack of belief, in their own gifts.

Approximate author period: c. 1973 AD · modern

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Author or tradition
Jean Vanier
Attribution: attributed
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Approximate author period: c. 1973 AD · modern
Approximate author-period evidence for Jean Vanier: life dates 1928 to 2019. Wikidata Q545644, inspected 2026-10-08. Not a quotation composition date or independent verification of attribution. Source: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q545644 (accessed 2026-10-08).
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