Superior Quotes

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We are too solicitous for government intervention, on the theory, first, that the people themselves are helpless, and second, that the Government has superior capacity… — Calvin Coolidge
Let Americans disdain to be the instruments of European greatness! Let the thirteen States, bound together in a strict and indissoluble Union, concur in erecting… — Alexander Hamilton
[R]ights do not belong to men simply as men, but because of the superior qualities, physical, intellectual, moral or political, which are characteristic of certain… — Charles Edward Merriam
People are always asking me what my lyrics mean. Does it mean this, does it mean that, that's all anybody wants to know. F**k them,… — Freddie Mercury
The interpretation of the laws is the proper and peculiar province of the courts. A constitution is, in fact, and must be regarded by the… — Alexander Hamilton
So it is naturally with the male and the female; the one is superior, the other inferior; the one governs, the other is governed; and… — Aristotle
For by superior energies; more strict affiance in each other; faith more firm in their unhallowed principles, the bad have fairly earned a victory over… — William Wordsworth
If every day a man takes orders in silence from an incompetent superior, if every day he solemnly performs ritual acts which he privately finds… — Vaclav Havel
Noblesse oblige; or, superior advantages bind you to larger generosity. — Ralph Waldo Emerson
Earnest in practicing the ordinary virtues, and careful in speaking about them, if, in his practice, he has anything defective, the superior man dares not… — Confucius
Great as heaven and earth are, men still find some things in them with which to be dissatisfied. Thus it is that, were the superior… — Confucius
In archery we have something like the way of the superior man. When the archer misses the center of the target, he turns round and… — Confucius
The superior man has nothing to compete for. But if he must compete, he does it in an archery match, wherein he ascends to his… — Confucius
The superior man is all-embracing and not partial. The inferior man is partial and not all-embracing. — Confucius
Therefore the superior man is watchful over himself, when he is alone. — Confucius
The superior man is easy to serve, but difficult to please ... The inferior man is difficult to serve, but easy to please. — Confucius
During my long investigation of these strange objects, I have seen many reports verified by Air Force Intelligence, detailed accounts by Air Force pilots, radar… — Donald Keyhoe
We Jews regard our race as superior to all humanity, and look forward, not to its ultimate union with other races, but to its triumph… — Goldwin Smith
The words which express our faith and piety are not definite; yet they are significant and fragrant like frankincense to superior natures. — Henry David Thoreau
The most superior of scientific goals is to embrace a maximum of experiment with a minimum of hypotheses. — Albert Einstein

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