Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers: Series II/Volume IX/John of Damascus/An Exact Exposition of the Orthodox Faith/Book II/Chapter 14

.&#8212;Concerning Pain.

There are four varieties of pain, viz., anguish , grief, envy, pity. Anguish is pain without utterance: grief is pain that is heavy to bear like a burden:  envy is pain over the good fortune of others:  pity is pain over the evil fortune of others.