AAAH! This statement is as old as the prehistoric people painting on the cave walls. But you should add "and you are dead." Artists have been persecuted through out history because of their talent. Look at the Europe's "Dark Age" where if you had the talent to paint something really life like, most likely the "Church" would persecute you and may even kill you. So, yes Jealousy is a form of flattery, but a dangerous form.