Famous quotes containing the word compared:
“Heroism—that is the disposition of a man who aspires to a goal compared to which he himself is wholly insignificant. Heroism is the good will to self-destruction.”
—Friedrich Nietzsche (1844–1900)
“War is a blessing compared with national degradation.”
—Andrew Jackson (1767–1845)
“The most beautiful ape is ugly when compared to a human. The wisest human will seem like an ape when compared to a god with respect to wisdom, beauty, and everything else.”
—Heraclitus (c. 535–475 B.C.)