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)
suitability: P. ἐπιτηδειότης, ἡ.
quickness at learning: P. εὐμάθεια, ἡ.