bite your tongue
No matter what side of the argument you are on, you always find people on your side that you wish were on the other.
- Jascha Heifetz
One of the main reasons we gossip or complain is to make ourselves look better by comparison.... When I point out your faults, then I'm implying that I have no such faults so I'm better than you are. Complaining is bragging. And nobody likes a braggart. Here's another bit of sobering news: You wouldn't notice the faults in other people if they were not also in you.
- Will Bowen, in A Complaint Free World: How to Stop Complaining and Start Enjoying the Life You Always Wanted
- Jascha Heifetz
One of the main reasons we gossip or complain is to make ourselves look better by comparison.... When I point out your faults, then I'm implying that I have no such faults so I'm better than you are. Complaining is bragging. And nobody likes a braggart. Here's another bit of sobering news: You wouldn't notice the faults in other people if they were not also in you.
- Will Bowen, in A Complaint Free World: How to Stop Complaining and Start Enjoying the Life You Always Wanted