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Superior Man Quotes by Confucius
- The superior man is satisfied and composed; the mean man is always full of distress.
- The Superior Man is aware of Righteousness, the inferior man is aware of advantage.
- The superior man is intelligently, not blindly, faithful.
- The superior man is anxious lest he should not get the truth; he is not anxious lest poverty should come upon him.
- The superior man sets his person at rest before he moves; he composes his mind before he speaks.
- Possessed of courage but devoid of morality, a superior man will make trouble while a small man will be a brigand.
- 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…
- The superior man is firm in the right way and not merely firm.
- 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…
- 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…
- 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…
- 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…
- The superior man is all-embracing and not partial. The inferior man is partial and not all-embracing.
- Therefore the superior man is watchful over himself, when he is alone.
- The superior man is easy to serve, but difficult to please ... The inferior man is difficult to serve, but easy to please.
- 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…
- 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…
- The superior man, when resting in safety, does not forget that danger may come.
- 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…
- The superior man honors his virtuous nature, and maintains constant inquiry and study, seeking to carry it out to its breadth and greatness, so as…
- The way of the superior man may be compared to what takes place in traveling, when to go to a distance we must first traverse…
- There are three things which the superior man guards against. In youth ... lust. When he is strong ... quarrelsomeness. When he is old ...…
- When the Superior Man eats he does not try to stuff himself; at rest he does not seek perfect comfort; he is diligent in his…
- The superior man, even when he is not moving, has a feeling of reverence, and while he speaks not, he has the feeling of truthfulness.
- The superior man undergoes three changes. Looked at from a distance, he appears stern; when approached, he is mild; when he is heard to speak,…
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- 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… — 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… — Confucius
- Great as heaven and earth are, men still find some things in them with which to be dissatisfied. Thus it is that,… — Confucius
- In archery we have something like the way of the superior man. When the archer misses the center of the target, he… — Confucius
- The superior man has nothing to compete for. But if he must compete, he does it in an archery match, wherein he… — Confucius