“This is a rare trait among mortals, to reverence a friend’s happiness without spiteful envy.”
παύροις γὰρ ἀνδρῶν ἐστι συγγενὲς τόδε,
φίλον τὸν εὐτυχοῦντ᾽ ἄνευ φθόνου σέβειν.
Aeschylus, Agamemnon 832-3
“This is a rare trait among mortals, to reverence a friend’s happiness without spiteful envy.”
παύροις γὰρ ἀνδρῶν ἐστι συγγενὲς τόδε,
φίλον τὸν εὐτυχοῦντ᾽ ἄνευ φθόνου σέβειν.