Superior Man Quotes

64 quotes by 13 authors

The superior man is satisfied and composed; the mean man is always full of distress. — Confucius
The Superior Man is aware of Righteousness, the inferior man is aware of advantage. — Confucius
The superior man is intelligently, not blindly, faithful. — Confucius
The superior man is anxious lest he should not get the truth; he is not anxious lest poverty should come upon him. — Confucius
The superior man sets his person at rest before he moves; he composes his mind before he speaks. — Confucius
Possessed of courage but devoid of morality, a superior man will make trouble while a small man will be a brigand. — Confucius
The superior man cannot be known in little matters, but he may be entrusted with great concerns. The small man may not be entrusted with… — Confucius
The superior man is firm in the right way and not merely firm. — Confucius
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
There are three marks of a superior man: being virtuous, he is free from anxiety; being wise, he is free from perplexity; being brave, he… — Confucius
You are not only a man, you are a superior man: a man who does his best to live as love in the world and… — David Deida
The superior man will watch over himself when he is alone. He examines his heart that there may be nothing wrong there, and that he… — Confucius
The superior man, when resting in safety, does not forget that danger may come. — Confucius
The superior man does what is proper to the station in which he is; he does not desire to go beyond this. In a position… — Confucius

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