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The sad part of the story is — we derive our self-worth by comparing ourselves to someone else.
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The quote points to the sadness of judging your own value through comparison. Instead of seeing self-worth as something personal, a person measures it against someone else’s achievements, appearance, or status. That makes confidence depend on another person’s position rather than on a steady sense of one’s own value.
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