Men who have lived significant lives are men who never waited: not for money, security, ease, or women. — David Deida 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
A superior man in dealing with the world is not for anything or against anything. He follows righteousness as the standard. — Confucius Copy Share Image
For the courage of self-sacrifice, woman is any time superior to man, as I believe man is to woman for the courage… — Mahatma Gandhi 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
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
In some respects woman is superior to man. She is more tender-hearted, more receptive, her intuition is more intense. — Abdu'l-Bahá 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
...you have the opportunity to free fall in this moment between birth and death, right through the hole of your fear, into… — David Deida Copy Share Image
You are not only a man, you are a superior man: a man who does his best to live as love in… — David Deida Copy Share Image
The way of the superior man may be compared to what takes place in traveling, when to go to a distance we… — 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
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
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
Cuvier had even in his address & manner the character of a superior Man, much general power & eloquence in conversation &… — Humphry Davy Copy Share Image
Closing down in the midst of pain is a denial of a man's true nature. A superior man is free in feeling… — David Deida Copy Share Image
“Superior men have a propensity for spending their time contemplating the meaning of life. They are in a perpetual quest for truth… — VD 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
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 is satisfied and composed; the mean man is always full of distress. — Confucius Copy Share Image
Whoever educates himself and improves his own morals & character is superior to the man who tries to teach & train others. — Ali ibn Abi Talib Copy Share Image
Possessed of courage but devoid of morality, a superior man will make trouble while a small man will be a brigand. — 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 superior man * * * in regard to his speech * * * is anxious that it should be sincere. — Confucius Copy Share Image
“What the superior man seeks is in himself. What the mean man seeks is in others. —Confucius” — Steven D. Price 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 superior man has a dignified ease without pride. The mean man has pride without a dignified ease. — Confucius 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 sets his person at rest before he moves; he composes his mind before he speaks. — 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
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
“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 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
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
