People should learn to be indifferent and not compare; they should compare themselves with the past. As long as today is better than yesterday, it is a kind of progress.

Hemingway said in "True Nobility" that "Being better than others is not noble. True nobility should be better than one's past self."

Everyone in the world They are all different, that is, everyone is different. This difference can be arranged according to different standards, and there are differences in height, length, and length. So if you are better than others, it doesn't mean anything. People The real good thing is to be able to grow and surpass your original self! Extended information

"True Nobility"

"True Nobility"

In a calm sea every man is a pilot.

calm sea In the sea, everyone is a pilot.

But all sunshine without shade, all pleasure without pain, is not life at all. Take the lot of the happiest—it is a tangled yarn. Bereavements and blessings, one following another, make us sad and blessed by turns. Even death itself makes life more loving. Men come closest to their true selves in the sober moments of life, under the shadows of sorrow and loss.

But there is only sunshine and no shadows, only joy Without pain, it is not life. Take the life of the happiest person - it is a tangled mass of twine. The grief of losing a mother and the blessings of happiness follow each other, making us sad and happy at one moment, and even death itself makes life more lovable. It is in life's waking moments, under the shadow of grief and sadness, that people are closest to their true selves.

In the affairs of life or of business, it is not intellect that tells so much as character, not brains so much as heart, not genius so much as self-control, patience, and discipline, regulated by judgment.

In all matters of life or career, character plays a much greater role than intellect, the brain less than the heart, and talent less than self-control, patience, and discipline regulated by judgment.

I have always believed that the man who has begun to live more seriously within begins to live more simply without. In an age of extravagance and waste, I wish I could show to the world how few the real wants of humanity are.

I have always believed that people who begin to live more seriously on the inside will also begin to live more simply on the outside. In an age of luxury and waste, I hope to show the world how few things mankind really needs.

To regret one's errors to the point of not repeating them is true repentance. There is nothing noble in being superior to some other man. The true nobility is in being superior to your previous self.

Repenting for your mistakes and striving not to repeat them again is true repentance. Being better than others is not noble. True nobility should be better than one's past self.

Reference: Baidu Encyclopedia - "True Nobility"