κρέσσων γὰρ οἰκτιρμοῦ φθόνος → it is better to be envied than pitied | to be envied is a nobler fate than to be pitied (Pindar, Pythian 1.85)
bitterness: P. and V. πικρότης, ἡ.
sharpness of senses or intellect: P. ὀξύτης, ἡ.
eagerness: P. and V. σπουδή, ἡ, προθυμία, ἡ.
