The superior man makes the difficulty to be overcome his first interest; success only comes later. — Confucius 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
Great men are excellent topics of conversation, but the superior man, the superior men, the masters, the universal spirits on horseback, have… — Knut Hamsun Copy Share Image
Desire to have things done quickly prevents their being done thoroughly. — Confucius 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
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 is quiet and calm, waiting for the appointments of heaven, while the mean man walks in dangerous paths, looking… — 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
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
There is the love of knowing without the love of learning; the beclouding here leads to dissipation of mind. — Confucius Copy Share Image
“A dog is a pitiful thing, depending wholly on companionship, and utterly lost except in packs or by the side of his… — H.P. Lovecraft 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
In times of widespread chaos and confusion, it has been the duty of more advanced human beings--artists, scientists, clowns and philosophers--to create… — Tom Robbins 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
It is unfortunate that superior talent and superior men are so seldom united. — Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach Copy Share Image
“Austerity means to eliminate the comforts and cushions in your life that you have learned to snuggle into and lose wakefulness. Take… — David Deida Copy Share Image
“A saint is long past any desire for distinction; he is the only sort of superior man who has never been a… — G.K. Chesterton Copy Share Image
The superior man is all-embracing and not partial. The inferior man is partial and not all-embracing. — Confucius Copy Share Image
“When the superior man has free course with his principles, that is what we call his success; when such course is denied,… — Kaiten Nukariya Copy Share Image
The Superior Man is aware of Righteousness, the inferior man is aware of advantage. — Confucius Copy Share Image
