"Comparison is the thief of all joy...." - Quote by Eleanor Roosevelt
Comparison is the thief of all joy.
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“I know that we will be the sufferers if we let great wrongs occur without exerting ourselves to correct them.”
More on Comparison
“They don't stand for anything different in South Africa than America stands for. The only difference is over there they preach as well as practice apartheid. America preaches freedom and practices slavery.”
“You can't entirely compare between the United States and Greece for a range of reasons, not just because of the size of the economy.”
“He's a boating enthusiast, although that phrase seems too weak to describe the level of his interest, kind of like describing someone as a heroin fancier.”
More on Joy
“When I go into the garden with a spade and dig a bed I feel such an exhilaration and health that I discover that I have been defrauding myself all this time in letting others do for me what I should have done with my own hands.”
“Love is a gift. You give love and that's where the joy is.”
“Beauty comes first. Victory is secondary. What matters is joy.”