“According to Rousseau, healthy self-love does not require comparing oneself to others at all; feeling worthy does not necessarily involve feeling superior… — Aaron James Copy Share Image
Comparing oneself with one's fellow writers is a bad idea. I would not review a fellow writer unless I had something terribly… — W. G. Sebald Copy Share Image
Comparing oneself to others in such terms as "Just as I am so are they, just as they are so am I,"… — Gautama Buddha Copy Share Image
Comparing oneself with Galileo or Einstein is certainly good for the ego, provided one refrains from going into too much detail. — John McCarthy Copy Share Image