To a friend, achievement is good news, to an enemy, its bragging.

A friend considers sharing an achievement good news, an enemy thinks it's bragging.

Society's indolent, mediocre, or even criminal are not hated with daily public fury reserved for those who accomplish and achieve.

Where you see valid achievements or virtue being attacked, it's by someone viewing them as a mirror of their own inadequacy instead of an inspiring beacon for excellence.

Don’t hold back because you’re afraid of hurting someone else. If your best friend wants to be a cheerleader and you make the team but she doesn’t, don’t feel guilty. If you end up earning more than your sister, it’s not a betrayal. Your success might be an inspiration for someone else, while limiting yourself to avoid upsetting the balance doesn’t help anyone. Equally, rather than being paralysed by jealousy when someone else is coming out on top, use it to spur you on to greater things. Some of our best achievements will be triggered by envy at seeing someone else fulfilling our secret ambitions.

Slander is the only way some have of feeling close to accomplishment.