Men who have lived significant lives are men who never waited: not for money, security, ease, or women. — David Deida 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
After an inferior man has been taught a doctrine of superiority he will remain as inferior as he was before his lesson.… — Anton Szandor LaVey Copy Share Image
The superior man does not, even for the space of a single meal, act contrary to virtue. In moments of haste, he… — Confucius Copy Share Image
“Your scorn for mediocrity blinds you to its vast primitive power. You stand in the glare of your own brilliance, unable to… — Trevanian Copy Share Image
All government, in its essence, is a conspiracy against the superior man: its one permanent object is to oppress him and cripple… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
The superior man acts before he speaks, and afterwards speaks according to his action. — Confucius Copy Share Image
The superior man does what is proper to the station in which he is; he does not desire to go beyond this.… — 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 superior man * * * in regard to his speech * * * is anxious that it should be sincere. — Confucius Copy Share Image
When the Superior Man eats he does not try to stuff himself; at rest he does not seek perfect comfort; he is… — 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
The superior man undergoes three changes. Looked at from a distance, he appears stern; when approached, he is mild; when he is… — Confucius Copy Share Image
I believe in only one thing and that thing is human liberty. If ever a man is to achieve anything like dignity,… — H. L. Mencken 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
“Readiness is everything. Resolution is indissolubly bound up with caution. If an individual is careful and keeps his wits about him, he… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Great as heaven and earth are, men still find some things in them with which to be dissatisfied. Thus it is that,… — 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
The superior man is satisfied and composed; the mean man is always full of distress. — Confucius Copy Share Image
“There are no principles; there are only events. There is no good and bad, there are only circumstances. The superior man espouses… — Honoré de Balzac Copy Share Image
What the superior man seeks is in himself; what the small man seeks is in others. — Confucius Copy Share Image
