Quotes About Comparison

Half the troubles of the world come from looking at other folks in your own mirror.

He noticed her eyes were a rich, warm brown, the same color as his favorite horse. "Yes?" He realized he'd been staring. At least he had the sense not to voice his thoughts. He doubted she would appreciate her eye color being compared to that of his horse's hide even if it was his favorite.

So yes, you can try what worked for your friend, but don't beat yourself up if your friend's answer doesn't change you in the same way.

Man trying to understand God is like a toy trying to understand man.

Between the wicked and the snake, the snake is less evil because it stings once while the wicked stings on every step.

When you see a mistake in somebody else, try to find if you are making the same mistake. This is the way to take judgment and to turn it into improvement.

You must purge yourself before finding faults in others. When you see a mistake in somebody else, try to find if you are making the same mistake. This is the way to take judgement and turn it into improvement. Do not look at others' bodies with envy or with superiority. All people are born with different constitutions. Never compare with others. Each one's capacities are a function of his or her internal strength. Know your capacities and continually improve upon them.

Everyone is unique. Compare not yourself with anyone else lest you spoil God's curriculum.

A man that hath no virtue in himself ever envieth virtue in others.

A man that is busy, and inquisitive, is commonly envious. For to know much of other men's matters, cannot be because all that ado may concern his own estate; therefore it must needs be, that he taketh a kind of play-pleasure, in looking upon the fortunes of others. Neither can he, that mindeth but his own business, find much matter for envy. For envy is a gadding passion, and walketh the streets, and doth not keep home: Non est curiosus, quin idem sit malevolus.

But leaving these curiosities (though not unworthy to be thought on, in fit place), we will handle, what persons are apt to envy others; what persons are most subject to be envied themselves; and what is the difference between public and private envy.

There is no teaching to compare with example.

The lion may eat straw like the ox, and the child put his head on the cockatrice' den; but will even then the light antelope be equal to the heavy plough? Will the gentle gazelle, even in those days, pull the slow wagon of ordinary occupation?

Sydney Smith is often compared to Swift; but this only shows with how little thought our common criticism is written. The two men have really nothing in common, except that they were both high in the Church, and both wrote amusing letters about Ireland.

Money is a scoreboard where you can rank how you're doing against other people.

I don't rank receivers myself, because I feel like I'm one of the top.

The U.S. routinely ranks lower than other countries in health outcomes such as infant mortality.

When we contemplate the heroes of Christianity, and compare our feeble efforts with their astonishing performance and self devotion, we should fall into despair, were there not a few softening features, by which they are brought back to the ranks of humanity.

Rap is very competitive. I just think I'm light years better than anybody.

Out of every other rap guy, Wiz is the most humble, down-to-earth guy, like me.

B.I.G. was like the Alfred Hitchcock of rap. Like, this dude's story form was so nuts.

Why don't you compare me to Sally Jessy Raphael?

I personally think J-Cole is a better rapper than me; that's how I feel.

I put everyone in my school on to Nicki Minaj before she blew up. I was obsessed with her and I was like, 'If she's the best female rapper then I've got to be better than her.'