Quotes About Comparison

The life of every man is a diary in which he means to write one story, and writes another; and his humblest hour is when he compares the volume as it is with what he vowed to make it.

The perfect borscht is what life should be but never is.

A photograph is analogous to a plaster cast taken from life, which is always inferior to a good statue.

There was no Twitter when I was in high school, so I can't even imagine the pressures or the expectations of pursuing likes or living life in that kind of mentality.

Unhappiness lies in that gap between our talents and our expectations.

When life's problems seem overwhelming, look around and see what other people are coping with. You may consider yourself fortunate.

Pick up a yardstick to measure your life against anyone else's, and you've just picked up a stick and beaten up your own soul.

You should never look at somebody and say, 'I wish I had their life,' because you never really know what struggles they're going through.

I recognize my limits but when I look around I realise I am not living exactly in a world of giants.

Life resembles a novel more often than novels resemble life.

The men who abandon themselves to the passions of this miserable life, are compared in Scripture to beasts.

Mayonnaise is a lot like men, it can make everything much better, adding flavor and ease to your life. Or, it can just be sticky and gross and make you nauseous"- "Keeping the Moon

Don't worry about my life, worry about why you're worried about my life!

Not knowing who God made us to be, trying to be who we are not, or even just desiring to be someone else, can only lead to a life of misery, frustration, and unfulfillment.

Envy and jealousy are very harmful because you are never ever satisfied with what you have and you never reflect on what you have. You constantly live your life on what you do not have.

Ketchup left overnight on dinner plates has a longer half-life than radioactive waste.

It has bothered me all my life that I do not paint like everybody else.

People mistake their limitations for high standards.

But I can tell you this: Nothing will happen up there that can duplicate my life down here. That life cannot be better than the one I've lived down here, the football life. It's been perfect.

The girl in the mirror wasn't who I wanted to be and her life wasn't the one I wanted to have.

We can never judge a soul above the high water mark of our own.

Never underestimate your talents, and try not to compare or wish for the talents of others. Focus on and accept the talents you have, and you will find great fulfillment in life.

Frequently my life has been likened to a Greek tragedy, and the actress in me cannot deny that comparison.

I feel jealous, just for a second, of his brain. In this moment, mine feels so ordinary.