Ambition

 Such is the madness of ambition that 

you will feel you have come in last

if even one  is ahead of you

Seneca : Epistles : 104.9

We see it in the Olympic Games - In Women Soccer, the Norway team came in 2nd place for Silver - and were receiving the medal in a state of sorrow - while the USA girls who came in 3rd position to receive the Bronze were more cheerful! why?

The Bronze medalists could have gone empty-handed - but they won the Bronze - and all happy and cheerful!

While the Silver medalist is still ruing the missed Gold!

Classic case of Cup : Half-full or Half-Empty ? Most of smart people - end up looking the Half-Empty portion! 

Naval Ravikant askes us this - If you are so smart, why are you not happy?

Ambition makes us look one way only, forward, and not look-back ...Seneca