Thursday, June 09, 2022
Schadenfreude
Herodian 7.3.5 (tr. Edward C. Echols):
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Unpleasant things which happen to those who seem to be fortunate or wealthy are not only a matter of indifference to the mob, but they often bring pleasure to mean and malicious men, who envy the powerful and the prosperous.
τὰ γὰρ τῶν εὐδαιμονεῖν δοκούντων ἢ πλουσίων πταίσματα πρὸς τῶν ὄχλων οὐ μόνον ἀμελεῖται, ἀλλά τινας τῶν κακοήθων καὶ φαύλων ἔσθ' ὅτε καὶ εὐφραίνει φθόνῳ τῶν κρειττόνων καὶ εὐτυχούντων.
