Quotes About Comparison

for evil, in the superlative degree of comparison only. There were a king with a large jaw and a queen with a plain face, on the throne of

we were all going direct to Heaven, we were all going direct the other way— in short, the period was so far like the present period, that some of its noisiest authorities insisted on its being received, for good or for evil, in the superlative degree of comparison only.

What is detestable in a pig is more detestable in a boy.

were all going direct the other way— in short, the period was so far like the present period, that some of its noisiest authorities insisted on its being received, for good or for evil, in the superlative degree of comparison only.

My impression is, after many years of consideration, that there never can have been anybody in the world who played worse.

way—in short, the period was so far like the present period, that some of its noisiest authorities insisted on its being received, for good or for evil, in the superlative degree of comparison only.

could not help sometimes comparing the bright house with the faded dreary place out of which it had arisen, and wondering when, in any shape, it would begin to be a home;

Dombey was about eight-and-forty years of age. Son about eight-and-forty minutes.

The wise man does not permit himself to set up even in his own mind any comparisons of his friends. His friendship is capable of going to extremes with many people, evoked as it is by many qualities.

The trick is to relate the unknown to the known. To explain density, McPhee makes references to lead and footballs. To describe radioactivity, he reassures us that we can hold on our laps, without any danger, the same amount of U-235 that comprised the bomb dropped on Hiroshima.

Every person has potential and only God knows fully what that is. In the end, He rewards you on the basis of three criteria: how much truth you know, what opportunities He gives you to express it, and what your response is in those moments. Therefore, don't compare yourself to others. Rather, obey Him faithfully in whatever He gives you to do, and He will do the rest.

The French are the greatest cuckolds to be found in the world. There is unquestionably less cuckoldry in Germany.

An idealist is one who, on noticing that a rose smells better than a cabbage, concludes that it is also more nourishing.

IDEALIST. One who, on noticing that a rose smells better than a cabbage, concludes that it will also make better soup.

I would rather have my ignorance than another man's knowledge, because I have so much more of it.

Envy is the art of counting the other fellow's blessings instead of your own.

Jealousy and love are sisters.

Jealousy injures us with the dagger of self-doubt.

Jealousy is vengeful — not to its target but to ourselves.

To be jealous is to rub salt into your own wounds.

Envy is a littleness of soul, which cannot see behind a certain point, and if it does not occupy the whole space, feels itself excluded.

Part of the reason that men seem so much less loving than women is that their behavior is measured with a feminine ruler.

Things could be worse. Suppose your errors were counted and published every day, like those of a baseball player.

WEALTH. Any income that is at least $100 more a year than the income of one's wife's sister's husband.