This sentence comes from the aphorism poem of Goethe, a famous German poet.

This famous saying means:

The two standards and measures to measure human value are self-worth and social value. This is because self-worth is realized through society, and only by contributing to society can self-worth be realized and the meaning of life be displayed.

Fundamentally speaking, society's satisfaction of individual needs is based on the development level of social productive forces and the corresponding political and cultural development. Dedication to society is the fundamental way to realize self-worth.

Judging from the general trend of the overall process of social development, the greater the individual's contribution to society, the more progress society will make, and the more society can meet people's needs. Therefore, human value is the unity of dedication and satisfaction, creation and enjoyment, social value and self-value.

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