Quotes About Comparison

He was irritated by her self-election to superiority; he was bothered by her desire to have this new suitor consider her superior.

I love and am loved by a better man than he.

He made the country down in Illinois, and He made the Missouri, the little girl continued. I guess somebody else made the country in these parts. It's not nearly so well done. They forgot the water and the trees.

Mediocrity knows nothing higher than itself; but talent instantly recognises genius.

You are as thin as a lath and as brown as a nut

My sufferings I can compare to nothing else than the burning agonies of hell!

What question? I ask, breathless. Whether you're as beautiful in the morning as you are during the rest of the day.

Sam doesn't hesitate for a minute. 'You say, Mr and Mrs Tavish, you're making me feel inferior. Do you really think I'm inferior or is it just in my mind?

I think I've finally worked out how to feel good about life. Every time you see someone's bright-and-shiny, remember: They have their own crappy truths too. Of course they do.

To be honest, going out with Ed after Josh is like moving on to Duchy Originals super-tasty seeded loaf after plastic white bread. (I don't mean to be rude about Josh. And I didn't realize it at the time. But it is. He is. Plastic white bread.)

People drive by in their colorful convertibles with the roof down, looking all relaxed and friendly, as if you might stroll up to them while they're pausing at the light and start a conversation. It's the opposite of Britain, where everyone's in their own self-contained metal box, swearing at the rain.

I think I've finally worked out how to feel good about life. Every time you see someone's bright-and-shiny, remember: they have their own crappy truths, too. Of course they do. And every time you see tour own crappy truth and feel despair and think: Is this my life...? You should remember: it's not. Everyone's got a bright-and-shiny, even if it's hard to find sometimes.

What if our children are all super-bright and I can't understand what they're saying and they look down on me because I haven't got a PhD?

Love. This is a lorry, not a Ferrari.

And the point is, it's something to aspire to, something to hope for. One day my life will match my Instagram posts. One day!

I think your smile looks like an orange segment.

His skin is so hard and rough, it's like shaking a piece of tree bark.

God, real people are so disappointing. I'm sure she would have done it better in the box-set version.

Además, todo el mundo sabe que los chinos viven más tiempo que nosotros, así que ¿cómo no va a ser saludable alimentarse de comida china? Y la pizza es mediterránea. Seguro que es más sana que muchas cosas que la gente toma en su casa.

But sometimes that's because reality is inferior to what life should be like.

abruptly cut off by the interviewer. He got a little carried away. This is like saying Hitler was a tad aggressive.

I think I've finally worked out how to feel good about life. Every time you see someone's bright-and-shiny, remember: They have their own crappy truths too.

I think I've finally worked out how to feel good about life. Every time you see someone's bright-and-shiny, remember: They have their own crappy truths too. Of course they do. And every time you see your own crappy truth and feel despair and think, Is this my life, remember: It's not. Everyone's got a bright-and-shiny

She's also got a suntan, which must mean she's just come back from Mauritius or somewhere, and suddenly I feel a bit pale and weedy in comparison.