Choose the big ideal
Trying to catch up is better than imitating. There are many great role models, all living textbooks on honor. Everyone has to keep the best man in the industry in mind, not to follow him, but to spur themselves on. The reason why Alexander wept was not to cry about the death and burial of Achilles, but to cry about himself, because his reputation has not yet spread to the world. To awaken one's ambitions, nothing is more useful than the trumpets sounded by the reputation of others. What makes one's jealousy even more nourishes the spirit of generosity.