Who is the sin of envy?

Envy. Envy is sad or resentful covetousness towards the traits or possessions of someone else. This sin was the inspiration behind the first murder - Cain killed his brother because he coveted the favor God showed Abel.

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What is the opposite envy?

Opposite of a resentful longing aroused by someone else's possessions, qualities, or luck. goodwill. friendliness. helpfulness. kindness. What is to envy someone? : to feel unhappiness over the good fortune of (someone) and desire the same good fortune : feel envy toward or because of I envy you for your talent.

What is the excess of friendliness?

Friendliness ? is moderation in the desire to please others generally. The excess is obsequiousness, and the deficiency is quarrelsomeness. Modesty or a sense of shame ? is moderation in one's susceptibility to shame or embarrassment. Shyness or bashfulness is the excess, and the deficiency is shamelessness. Regarding this, what is the excess of honesty? The virtue of truthfulness lies between two extremes, excess of being too honest, and a deficiency of deceit. For example, it is not always opportune (or virtuous) to tell too much of the truth, as in divulging a secret, or telling the truth that is not yours to tell.

What is excessive courage?

So Aristotle takes the desirable extreme ? being very courageous ? and says it's the mean, and then finds a term for courage that has negative qualities attached to it ( "recklessness") and says that this is the excess of courage, as if the undesirable qualities implied by recklessness are actually directly caused by