“Comparing [our] blessings [with others] is almost certain to drive out joy. We cannot be grateful and envious at the same time. If we truly want to have the Spirit of the Lord and experience joy and happiness, we should rejoice in our blessings and be grateful.” IfsWantShouldJoySpiritCertainLordBlessingGratefulCompareRejoiceBe GratefulEnviousJoy And Happiness Author:Quentin L. Cook
“Enjoy your own life without comparing it with that of another.[or you will create disappointment and envy, as every other person has something, small or large, better than you. Remember at these times what you have rather than what you don't and be grateful]” PersonsRememberEnjoyGratitudeGratefulDisappointmentEnvyCompareBe GratefulBetter Than You Author:Nicolas de Caritat, marquis de Condorcet
“Antisthenes used to say that envious people were devoured by their own disposition, just as iron is by rust. Envy of others comes from comparing what they have with what the envious person has, rather than the envious person realising they have more than what they could have and certainly more than some others and being grateful. It is really just an inability to get a correct perspective on their lives.” PeoplePersonsUsedPerspectiveGratitudeGratefulEnvyCompareIronRealisingBe GratefulDispositionInabilityEnviousRust Author:Diogenes
“The meaning of things lies not in the things themselves, but in our attitude towards them in particular caused by what we compare it to: something worse and we feel grateful for what we have; something better and we feel somehow let down.” FeelsLyingAttitudeParticularGratitudeGratefulCompareSomething BetterLet Down Author:Antoine de Saint-Exupery
“The secret to happiness is to lower your expectations. ...that is what you compare your experience with. If your expectations and standards are very high and only allow yourself to be happy when things are exquisite, you'll never be happy and grateful. There will always be some flaw. But compare your experience with lower expectations, especially something not as good, and you'll find much in your experience of the world to love, cherish and enjoy, every single moment.” IfsWorldMomentsEnjoySecretGratitudeStandardsExpectationsGratefulCompareFlawsCherishExquisiteSingle MomSecret To HappinessHappy And Grateful Author:Charlie Munger
“Enjoy your own life without comparing it with that of another for there will always be others whose lives on the face of it appear better. However just remember and focus on the fact that your life could be much worse and be grateful it isn't. No matter what others or even you may briefly think you are lucky things aren't worse so be grateful.” ThinkingMayMatterFactsRememberFacesEnjoyFocusGratitudeLuckyNo Matter WhatGratefulCompareBe Grateful Author:Nicolas de Caritat, marquis de Condorcet
“What good is the warmth of summer, without the cold of winter to give it sweetness? You only truly, deeply appreciate and are grateful for something when you compare and contrast it to something worse.” GivingColdGratitudeSummerAppreciateGratefulWinterCompareWarmthContrastSweetnessCompare And Contrast Author:John Steinbeck
“Happiness is a continuous creative activity of imaginatively comparing your experiences to things that aren't as good and thereby feeling happy and grateful.” FeelingsCreativeGratitudeActivityGratefulCompareFeeling HappyHappy And Grateful Author:Baba Amte
“Whether we are in a pleasant or a painful state depends, finally, upon the kind of matter that pervades and engrosses our consciousness and what we compare it to - better and we envious and sad, worse and we feel grateful and happy.” FeelsKindMatterStatesConsciousnessDependsGratitudeGratefulPainfulComparePleasantEnvious Author:Arthur Schopenhauer
“Everything is relative in this world, where change alone endures. Everything is better than some things and worse than others. Which you choose to compare your experiences and situation with determines whether you will be happy and grateful or sad and jealous.” WorldSituationThis WorldGratitudeGratefulEndureDetermineCompareJealousRelativeYou ChooseHappy And Grateful Author:Leon Trotsky
“Pain from problems and disappointments, etc., is inevitable in life, but suffering is a choice determined by whether you choose to compare your experience and pain to something better and therefore feel unlucky and bitter or to something worse and therefore feel lucky and grateful!” FeelsProblemPainSufferingChoicesGratitudeLuckyGratefulDisappointmentDeterminedBitterInevitableCompareEtcYou ChooseSomething BetterUnlucky Author:Viktor E. Frankl
“In comparing your sorrows with mine, you may discover that yours are in truth nought.. and so shall you come to bear them the more easily grateful that they are not worse.” MayMinesBearsSorrowGratitudeGratefulCompare Author:Peter Abelard
“To see a candle's light, one must take it into a dark place. This is the same as to see the good and be grateful, one must compare and contrast it with something worse - not better!” LightDarkGratitudeGratefulCompareCandleContrastBe GratefulDark PlacesCompare And Contrast Author:Ursula K. Le Guin