This sentence comes from the famous German poet Goethe's "Aphorisms"
The meaning of this famous saying is:
The two standards for measuring human value and The scale is the scale of self-worth and social value. This is because the realization of self-worth must go through society. Only through dedication to society can self-worth be realized and the meaning of one's life shown.
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 conditions. Contributing to society is the fundamental way to realize self-worth.
Judging from the general trend of the overall process of social development, the more individuals contribute to society, the more progress the society will make, and the more society will satisfy people's needs. Therefore, human value is the unity of dedication and satisfaction, creation and enjoyment, social value and self-worth.
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