吃得苦中苦, 方为人上人

吃得苦中苦, 方为人上人

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Hardship increases status.; If you wish to be the best man, you should be to suffer the bitterest of the bitter.; Only by experiencing the hardest hardships can one rise above the ordinary.; Only those who endure the most become the highest.