Although people are sad for the pitiful, they are slightly delighted in that they are not in their position; they take slight delight in their betterment. You do not need much to be pitied, just failure.
Now jealousy, that must be earned. That look you see upon the face of the envious, that needs to be earned. That resentment you notice that they hold for you, that needs to be earned.
For their jealousy proves that you are better than them, even just for the moment. It proves that they would like to be you, and that you have done something so extraordinary, that they despise their own achievements compared to yours.
Be proud of their jealousy, for it is truly earned.
Truly yours,
Arnold Schwarzenegger