Superior Quotes by Confucius

Therefore the superior man is watchful over himself, when he is alone.

— Confucius

The superior man is quiet and calm, waiting for the opportunities of Heaven.

— Confucius

The superior man is intelligently, not blindly, faithful.

— Confucius

The superior man is modest in his speech, but exceeds in his actions.

— Confucius

The superior man limits his achievements.

— Confucius

A superior man is one who is free from fear and anxieties

— Confucius

The superior man is firm in the right way and not merely firm.

— Confucius

The object of the superior man is truth.

— Confucius

The superior man is all-embracing and not partial. The inferior man is partial and not all-embracing.

— Confucius

The superior man is satisfied and composed; the mean man is always full of distress.

— Confucius

The superior man does what is proper to the station in which he is; he does not desire to go beyond this.

— Confucius

A superior man in dealing with the world is not for anything or against anything. He follows righteousness as the standard.

— Confucius

The superior man understands what is right; the inferior man understands what will sell.

— Confucius

The superior man will watch over himself when he is alone. He examines his heart that there may be nothing wrong there,…

— Confucius

The superior man does not, even for the space of a single meal, act contrary to virtue. In moments of haste, he…

— Confucius