Sympathy one receives for nothing, envy must be earned.

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.

[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.

We all have to have some sympathy for her.

Those two people were swayed more by sympathy and emotion for the family than anything objective. That's my feeling.

Envy and jealousy are incurable diseases.