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There is nothing noble in being superior to your fellow man; true nobility is being superior to your former self.
Ernest Hemingway A Man’s Credo · 1963

Personal growth Quotations

“There is nothing noble in being superior to your fellow man; true nobility is being superior to your former self.”

Ernest Hemingway · A Man’s Credo, 1963 · Primary source

“Let every new year find you a better man.”

Benjamin Franklin · Poor Richard’s Almanack, 1732-1758 · Primary source

“Spend each day trying to be a little wiser than you were when you woke up. Discharge your duties faithfully and well. Step by step you get ahead, but not necessarily in fast spurts. But you build discipline by preparing for fast spurts. Slug it out one inch at a time, day by day, and at the end of the day—if you live long enough—like most people, you will get out of life what you deserve.”

Charlie Munger · Poor Charlie’s Almanack, 2005 · Primary source

“Raise your standards as high as you can live with, avoid wasting your time on routine problems, and always try to work as closely as possible at the boundary of your abilities. Do this because it is the only way of discovering how that boundary should be moved forward.”

Edsger Dijkstra · Advice to a Young Scientist, c. 1989 · Primary source

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Personal growth

4 authors · 4 works · 8 themes · 17 tags
Authors
Benjamin Franklin American statesmanCharlie Munger American investor and businessmanErnest Hemingway American writer
Works
Poor Richard’s Almanack Benjamin Franklin · 1732-1758Poor Charlie’s Almanack Charlie Munger (compiled by Peter D. Kaufman) · 2005Advice to a Young Scientist Edsger Dijkstra · c. 1989
Themes
Self-improvement over comparisonCharacter measured against one’s pastCharacter should improve over time
Tags
Self-improvementPersonal growthHumilitySelf-mastery
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