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title: "4 Compare Self Quotes by 4 authors"
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> [“Do not compare the self of this moment against one from the past, for the you of yesterday is as done and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joseph-j-bailey/do-not-compare-the-self-of-this-moment-against-one-from-the-past-for/)

[Joseph J. Bailey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joseph-j-bailey/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/57f/joseph-j-bailey-26583_identity_do-not-compare-the-self-of-this-moment-a_712401.jpg)

> [I compare myself with my former self, not with others. Not only that, I tend to compare my current self with the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kay-redfield-jamison/i-compare-myself-with-my-former-self-not-with-others-not-only-that-i/)

[Kay Redfield Jamison](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kay-redfield-jamison/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/572/kay-redfield-jamison-1826_bipolar_i-compare-myself-with-my-former-self-not_950828.jpg)

> [If you're lazy, you compare your self with the worst. If you're hard working, you compare your self with the best. If…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/if-you-re-lazy-you-compare-your-self-with-the-worst-if-you-re-hard/)

[Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b34/anonymous-1_hard-working_if-you-re-lazy-you-compare-your-self-wit_1065508.jpg)

> [If we can stop, listen, and think about what others are seeing in us, we have a great opportunity. We can compare…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marshall-goldsmith/if-we-can-stop-listen-and-think-about-what-others-are-seeing-in-us-we/)

[Marshall Goldsmith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marshall-goldsmith/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5c8/marshall-goldsmith-6918_behavior_if-we-can-stop-listen-and-think-about-wh_2957539.jpg)

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