{"quotes":[{"text":"To say she was attractive would be an understatement. Calling her 'attractive' would be like calling the Taj Mahal a marble grave.","author":"Mallika Nawal","tags":["beauty","comparison","taj-mahal","woman"],"id":218,"author_id":"Mallika+Nawal"},{"text":"If my sinfulness appears to me to be in any way smaller or less detestable in comparison with the sins of others, I am still not recognizing my sinfulness at all. ... How can I possibly serve another person in unfeigned humility if I seriously regard his sinfulness as worse than my own?","author":"Dietrich Bonhoeffer","tags":["comparison","judgment","sin","sinners-like-me"],"id":4902,"author_id":"Dietrich+Bonhoeffer"},{"text":"You can make a difference, wherever you are. It begins with a decision and defined purpose.","author":"Lailah Gifty Akita","tags":["adventure","choices","comparison","decision","destiny","educational-philosophy","envy","fate","fulfilling-life","great-work","humanity","humanity-advice","inspirational","journey-in-life","lailah-gifty-akita-affirmations","lessons-learnt","life","makind","making-a-difference","mission","personality","positive","possibility","possible","potential","purpose","purposeful-life","self-confidence","self-esteem","shine-your-light","time","travel-path","uniqueness","uplifting","wise-words","you-can"],"id":8944,"author_id":"Lailah+Gifty+Akita"},{"text":"Intolerance respecting other people's religion is toleration itself in comparison with intolerance respecting other people's art.","author":"Wallace Stevens","tags":["art","people","comparison "],"id":11112,"author_id":"Wallace+Stevens"},{"text":"I loved Emma.' The words, so flat and final, explode into the air. 'But she lied to me. I thought perhaps I could have the love without the lies. With you, I mean. Do you remember your application letter? How you talked about integrity and honesty and trust? That was what made me think it might work, that it might be better this time. But I've never loved you the way I loved her.","author":"J.P. Delaney","tags":["breakup","comparison","confession","declaration-of-love","hurtful","j-p-delaney","the-girl-before"],"id":16309,"author_id":"J.P.+Delaney"},{"text":"He was vain and tended to surround himself with intellectual and moral pygmies.","author":"Stephen L. Carter","tags":["comparison","humility","idolatry","pride"],"id":17401,"author_id":"Stephen+L.+Carter"},{"text":"When in doubt, look inwards and honestly count your blessings. We often grumble when things go wrong or when we get hurt. We are prone to crib about what we don’t have and forget to see what we already have. Comparing yourself with the good fortune of others is bound to bring a lot of misery in its wake. If you really want to get into that comparison mood then compare yourself with those who are less fortunate. A man who had just lost his job was sitting dejectedly in his balcony and watching people pass by when his eyes fell on a beggar who was rummaging through garbage for some food. The man in the balcony felt happy that at least he had enough to eat and was not reduced to what the beggar was doing. The beggar saw a one legged man who was hobbling around on crutches and felt happy that he had all his limbs intact. The one legged man saw a man being taken in a wheel chair and counted himself fortunate that he could at least move around on his own. The man in the wheel chair saw a hearse taking away a dead body and thanked God that he was alive.","author":"Latika Teotia","tags":["accept","blessings","comparison","god","gratitude","life-lessons"],"id":18122,"author_id":"Latika+Teotia"},{"text":"Philosophers wonder when they do not know, artists when they do.","author":"Raheel Farooq","tags":["art","art","artist","artistic-endeavor","artistic-process","artists","comparison","knowledge","philosopher","philosophers","philosophical-reflection","philosophy","philosophy-and-art","philosophy","sense-of-wonder","wonder"],"id":20003,"author_id":"Raheel+Farooq"},{"text":"God never uses one approach to the get his job done in the world. Each soul has its own way of being reached. He has put inside of each of us an unique song, that only another heart can hear clearly. To wish you were someone else robs another human being of the special blessings, talents and gifts God meant for you to share.","author":"Shannon L. Alder","tags":["comparison","compatability","conformity","connection","copying","drone","emulate","self-esteem","self-worth","staying-positive","stayingpositiveu-com"],"id":21091,"author_id":"Shannon+L.+Alder"},{"text":"Living life with contentment is the greatest well-being.","author":"Lailah Gifty Akita","tags":["christian-life","comparison","contentment","envy","experience","faith","happiness","health","hope","joy","lailah-gifty-akita-affirmations","life","living","living-life","motivaiton","purposeful-living","simple-life","upliftmetn","well-being","words-of-wisdom"],"id":21289,"author_id":"Lailah+Gifty+Akita"}],"pagination":{"page":1,"page_size":10,"total":133,"pages":14,"next":"?page=2\u0026page_size=10"}}