There are four varieties of pain, viz., anguish , grief , envy, pity.Grief is pain that is heavy to bear like a burden:
Envy is pain over the good fortune of others:
Pity is pain over the evil fortune of others.
St. John of Damascus
There are four varieties of pain, viz., anguish , grief , envy, pity.Grief is pain that is heavy to bear like a burden:
Envy is pain over the good fortune of others:
Pity is pain over the evil fortune of others.
St. John of Damascus
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