"No man is happy but by comparison." — Thomas Shadwell

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• There is no comparison between that which is lost by not succeeding and that which is lost by not trying. — Francis Bacon
• There is a difference between happiness and wisdom: he that thinks himself the happiest man is really so; but he… — Francis Bacon
• I thought the Billie Holiday comparison was beautiful. I think, Wow, what a wonderful, creative, helpful spirit. She's someone who… — Erykah Badu
• Widespread use of online voting will create the potential for abuse that will make the problems inherent in e-voting pale… — Bob Barr
• I really reject that kind of comparison that says, Oh, he is the best. This is the second best. There… — Mikhail Baryshnikov
• The big difference between sex for money and sex for free is that sex for money usually costs a lot… — Brendan Behan
• Let Indian history be set side by side with Europe history with what there is of the latter century by… — Annie Besant
• For some individuals - some soldiers, some contractors - combat provides a kind of purpose and meaning beyond which all… — Kathryn Bigelow
• The difference between an optimist and a pessimist? An optimist laughs to forget, but a pessimist forgets to laugh. — Tom Bodett
• It is very easy to overestimate the importance of our own achievements in comparison with what we owe others. — Dietrich Bonhoeffer
• One forgets too easily the difference between a man and his image, and that there is none between the sound… — Bertolt Brecht
• Oh, the difference between nearly right and exactly right. — H. Jackson Brown, Jr.

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