【正确答案】[范文] On Self-improvement Ernest Hemingway once said, 'There is nothing noble in being superior to your fellow man; true nobility is being superior to your former self.' His remark is thought-provoking because more often than not, some people measure their own success by someone else as a yardstick, which will certainly do more harm than good. To begin with, if one is always busy drawing a comparison between his life and others', he may end up with the pursuit of superiority over his peers rather than living his life to the fullest. Furthermore, if one devotes himself to this fanatical pursuit, he will be unable to spare a moment to reflect on his experiences. Consequently, his personal failings are overlooked, not to mention their corrections. In the end, he may be content with himself for having surpassed many of his peers, but he remains to be the person he was yesterday with the same failures, the same weaknesses, and more importantly, the same ignorance. Hence, one's self-improvement should focus on himself, with his own life as the most important yardstick or else there would be no improvement at all.