Quotes About Comparison

If we compare Sappho's poems with Anakreon's or the Sibyl's oracles with the prophet Bakis, then it is clear that the art of poetry or of prophecy is not one art practiced by men and another when practiced by women. It is the same. Can anyone protest this conclusion?

It is a thing of no great difficulty to raise objections against another man's oration, it is a very easy matter; but to produce a better in it's place is a work extremely troublesome.

The errors of the policeman were no greater or careless or more egregious than mine. It's just that my mistakes had comparatively little consequence.

Most people would live in an outhouse in Bangladesh before they would voluntarily move to Nebraska.

When you're a child you never figure a grownup is going to be jealous of you . It's the grownups who seem to have everything. Children give adults far too much credit.

Seeing the transformation in Aaron made me wonder how it would feel to have someone-even a not-so-nice guy like Aaron- look at me the way he looked at Anjali.

Keeping Up with the Joneses.

An elephant is a mouse built to government specifications. Or else a mouse is a transistorized elephant.

Pero amigo, aprendiste historia en una escuela anglófona, y España fue durante siglos rival de Inglaterra. La propaganda del conflicto sigue ahí. La verdad es que los españoles, con Inquisición y todo, no eran peores que cualquiera en su propia época, y mejores que muchos.

Semua lelaki memang kucing berlagak kelinci. Sebagai kelinci dimakannya semua daun, sebagai kucing dimakannya semua daging.

Berbahagialah dia yang tak tahu sesuatu. Pengetahuan, perbandingan, membuat orang tahu tempatnya sendiri, dan tempat orang lain,gelisah dalam alam perbandingan.

Orang jawa kulitnya licin, seperti ular.

Pendeknya aku harus waspada, kewaspadaan sebagai bea kebahagiaan hidup di dekat gadis cantik tanpa bandingan.

Michael Jackson's album was only called Bad because there wasn't enough room on the sleeve for Pathetic.

Exploring an aspect of the truth will be re- measuring the analogy.

Greatness alone in not enough, or the cow would outrun the hare.

A woman is like a banana; one alone can turn the whole bunch rotten.

Burning the poor man's candles, counting the rich man's money. #Dontbefooledagain

Don't take rich people as examples

The monkey looks into the mirror and sees a gazelle.

What is an exalted position to a low fellow but a golden ring in a swine's snout?

You will sell more sheepskins at the market than wolfskins.

Health consists of having the same diseases as one's neighbors.

Never keep up with the Joneses. Drag them down to your level.