She left me, offended at my want of sympathy, and thinking, no doubt, that I envied her. I did not - at least, I firmly believed I did not.

A spirit of candor and frankness, when wholly unaccompanied with coarseness, he
admired in others, but he could not acquire it himself.

Smiles and tears are so alike with me, they are neither of them confined to any particular feelings: I often cry when I am happy, and smile when I am sad.

Sympathy one receives for nothing, envy must be earned.

Sir,' I interrupted him, 'you are inexorable for that unfortunate lady; you speak of her with hate --- with vindictive antipathy. It is cruel --- she cannot help being mad.

[Popular sympathy for snowbirds is often restrained by class envy and the phenomenon of all the out-of-state tags in winter traffic jams. But economists consider them an asset.] Their economic impact is substantial, ... I think that's reflected by the fact that other states are actively attempting to attract them.