“It is better for any of you to carry a load of firewood on his own back than to beg from someone else.”

“To go wrong in one's own way is better than to go right in someone else's.”

“Every man in the world is better than someone else and not as good as someone else.”

“Trying to be better than someone else is a pure waste of time. Strive to be better than you were yesterday.”

“Being a teenager isn't all that different from being part of someone else's story. There's always someone who thinks they know better than you do”

“Isn't it better to be alone than pretend you're someone else? Be you. Find you. Be happy with that.”

“Love the world. Otherwise, you will be forced to carry the heaviest load: your own bitter self.”

“Yahya related to me from Malik from Abuz-Zinad from al-Araj from Abu Hurayra that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, "By Him in whose hand myself is! To take your rope and gather firewood on your back is better for you than that you come to a man to whom Allah has given some of His favour and ask him, so he gives to you or refuses."”

“When you meet someone better than yourself, turn your thoughts to becoming his equal. When you meet someone not as good as you are, look within and examine your own self.”

“… no sooner had you done something than someone else appeared who threatened to do it better.”