Quotes about Comparison

Everything in our lives, whether of good or evil, affects us most by contrast

You are envious, Biddy, and grudging. You are dissatisfied on account of my rise in fortune, and you can't help showing it.

I have seen you give him looks and smiles this very night, such as you never give to—me." "Do you want me then," said Estella, turning suddenly with a fixed and serious, if not angry look, "to deceive and entrap you?" "Do you deceive and entrap him, Estella?" "Yes, and many others—all of them but you.

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. There were a king with a large jaw and a queen with a plain face, on the

in short, the period was so far like the present period, that some of its noisiest authorities insisted

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.

The unhappy derive comfort from the misfortunes of others.

I think we're [men and women] more similar. In that we all deal with our fantasy lives and sometimes are disappointed by reality.

You know, women always could endure more than men. Not only physically, but mentally - did you ever get a peek at some of the husbands?

A muddied diamond is better than an unsullied pebble.

Bitter love is better than sweet hate.

Madonna and I are very different. Just saying. We're very different. I wouldn't make that comparison at all, and I don't mean to disrespect Madonna: she's a nice lady, and she's had a fantastic, huge career - biggest pop star of all time.