English / proverb
Comparison Is the Thief of Joy
MEANING IN ENGLISH
Constantly measuring your own achievements, possessions, or deals against those of others robs you of happiness and contentment.
In context
01
Even though he negotiated a ten percent discount, learning his friend got fifteen percent made him realize comparison is the thief of joy.
02
Be satisfied with your win-win settlement; obsessing over another company's terms proves that comparison is the thief of joy.
Synonyms
Envy ruins contentment,measuring against others breeds sorrow,relative deprivation destroys happiness
Antonyms
Contentment brings peace,counting one's blessings,self-acceptance
Collocations
remind yourself comparison is the thief of joy,truly comparison is the thief of joy,how comparison is the thief of joy