“What the superior man seeks is in himself. What the mean man seeks is in others. —Confucius” — Steven D. Price Copy Share Image
The superior man makes the difficulty to be overcome his first interest; success only comes later. — Confucius Copy Share Image
If a superior man abandon virtue, how can he fulfil the requirements of that name? — Confucius Copy Share Image
The superior man has a dignified ease without pride. The mean man has pride without a dignified ease. — Confucius Copy Share Image
The man who tried his best and failed is superior to the man who never tried. — Bud Wilkinson Copy Share Image
The evidence indicates that woman is, on the whole, biologically superior to man. — Ashley Montagu Copy Share Image
The superior man is anxious lest he should not get the truth; he is not anxious lest poverty should come upon him. — Confucius Copy Share Image
“There is nothing noble in being superior to some other man. The true nobility is in being superior to your previous self.” — Tom Morris Copy Share Image
It is the way of the superior man to prefer the concealment of his virtue, while it daily becomes more illustrious, and… — Confucius Copy Share Image
The superior man, while his parents are alive, reverently nourishes them; and, when they are dead, reverently sacrifices to them. His thought… — Confucius Copy Share Image
The superior man has nothing to compete for. But if he must compete, he does it in an archery match, wherein he… — Confucius Copy Share Image
When one cultivates to the utmost the principles of his nature, and exercises them on the principle of reciprocity, he is not… — Confucius Copy Share Image
There are three things which the superior man guards against. In youth ... lust. When he is strong ... quarrelsomeness. When he… — Confucius Copy Share Image
Earnest in practicing the ordinary virtues, and careful in speaking about them, if, in his practice, he has anything defective, the superior… — Confucius Copy Share Image
There are three marks of a superior man: being virtuous, he is free from anxiety; being wise, he is free from perplexity;… — Confucius Copy Share Image
“The inferior man lived only in his fantasies, because he lacked willpower and imagination. The superior man made his fantasies a reality.… — Phillip Margolin Copy Share Image
The theory behind representative government is that superior men-or at least men not inferior to the average in ability and integrity-are chosen… — H. L. Mencken Copy Share Image
Never let your love for your profession overshadow your religious feeling. Depend on it that religion will strengthen, not weaken, your energies,… — Benjamin Haydon Copy Share Image
The superior man sets his person at rest before he moves; he composes his mind before he speaks. — Confucius Copy Share Image
The superior man is quiet and calm, waiting for the opportunities of Heaven. — Confucius Copy Share Image
If doing what ought to be done be made the first business and success a secondary consideration--is not this the way to… — Confucius Copy Share Image
Desire to have things done quickly prevents their being done thoroughly. — Confucius Copy Share Image
The Superior Man is aware of Righteousness, the inferior man is aware of advantage. — Confucius Copy Share Image
The superior man understands what is right; the inferior man understands what will sell. — Confucius Copy Share Image
The superior man is easy to serve, but difficult to please ... The inferior man is difficult to serve, but easy to please. — Confucius Copy Share Image
In archery we have something like the way of the superior man. When the archer misses the center of the target, he… — Confucius Copy Share Image
A woman who is perfectly woman is superior to a man who is imperfectly man, just as a farmer who is faithful… — Julius Evola Copy Share Image
The superior man, extensively studying all learning, and keeping himself under the restraint of the rules of propriety, may thus likewise not… — Confucius Copy Share Image
The superior man is distressed by the limitations of his ability; he is not distressed by the fact that men do not… — Confucius Copy Share Image
The superior man does not mind being in office; all he minds about is whether he has qualities that entitle him to… — Confucius Copy Share Image
The superior man accords with the course of the Mean. Though he may be all unknown, unregarded by the world, he feels… — Confucius Copy Share Image
I do not know if the people of the United States would vote for superior men if they ran for office, but… — Alexis de Tocqueville Copy Share Image
“If someone teaches only what his superior Man predetermines and orders him to teach, without himself being absolutely convinced of the Meaningfulness… — Sino Melo Copy Share Image
“Nothing is more visible than things hidden; Nothing is more manifest than things minute; Therefore, the superior man should be aware of… — Confucius Copy Share Image
The virtues of a superior man are like the wind; the virtues of a common man are like the grass; the grass,… — Henry David Thoreau Copy Share Image
“If a superior man undertakes something and tried to lead, He goes astray. But if he follows, he finds guidance. It is… — Pearl S. Buck Copy Share Image
A superior man may be made to go to the well, but he cannot be made to go down into it. He… — Confucius Copy Share Image
The superior man cannot be known in little matters, but he may be entrusted with great concerns. The small man may not… — Confucius Copy Share Image
