Gentleman Quote by Confucius Download Open image “The gentleman sees what is right while the small man sees what is profitable.” — Confucius ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 2.8 out of 5 (9 ratings) Copy quoteShare Gentleman Men Profitable Small man
A gentleman, in his plans, thinks of the Way; he does not think how he is going to make a living. Even farming sometimes… — Confucius Copy Share Image
The gentleman calls attention to the good points in others; he does not call attention to their defects. The small man does just the… — Confucius Copy Share Image
The Master said, “The gentleman understands what is right, whereas the petty man understands profit.” (Analects 4.16) — Confucius Copy Share Image
A rich man may be wise in his own eyes, but a poor man who has discernment sees through him. — Sharlene05 Copy Share Image
A rich man is one who isn't afraid to ask the salesperson to show him something cheaper. — Jack Benny Copy Share Image
The gentleman is calm and at ease. The gentleman is dignified but not proud; the small man is proud but not dignified. — Confucius Copy Share Image
What the superior man seeks is in himself; what the small man seeks is in others. — Confucius Copy Share Image
The successful man is the one who finds out what is the matter with his business before his competitors do. — Roy L. Smith Copy Share Image
The man who will use his skill and constructive imagination to see how much he can give for a dollar, instead of how little… — Henry Ford Copy Share Image
Man acquires wealth in proportion as he puts his labor to better account. — Frederic Bastiat Copy Share Image
Attack the evil that is within yourself, rather than attacking the evil that is in others. — Confucius Copy Share Image
In ancient times, those who wished to illuminate the world with virtue first brought order to their nations. Wishing to order well their nations,… — Confucius Copy Share Image
Better than the one who knows what is right is the one who loves what is right. — Confucius Copy Share Image
Knowledge is merely brilliance in organization of ideas and not wisdom. The truly wise person goes beyond knowledge. — Confucius Copy Share Image
I live in a very small house, but my windows look out on a very large world. — Confucius Copy Share Image
To rule a country of a thousand chariots, there must be reverent attention to business, and sincerity; economy in expenditure, and love for men;… — Confucius Copy Share Image
Does Heaven ever speak? The four seasons come and go, and all creatures thrive and grow. Does Heaven ever speak! — Confucius Copy Share Image
“But I’ve developed a great reputation for wisdom by ordering more books than I ever had time to read, and reading more books, by… — Marilynne Robinson Copy Share Image
I failed, I think, seven [or] eight times before I finally got my first [championship]. It was just, you know, just about me growing… — Shaquille O'Neal Copy Share Image
Brothers all In honour, as in one community, Scholars and gentlemen. — William Wordsworth Copy Share Image
I like to be bought flowers and taken out for dinner. I like a man to be a gentleman. I don't like to be… — Sharon Stone Copy Share Image
A gentleman is not born but crafted. He had to work on himself in the same way as a sculptor shaped a rough stone… — Karen Armstrong Copy Share Image
Some Iranian doctors from Europe and America go to Iran and operate for free or teach medical students there. The other day, I met… — Farah Diba Copy Share Image
What's wrong with death sir? What are we so mortally afraid of? Why can't we treat death with a certain amount of humanity and… — Robin Williams Copy Share Image
The president of the United States of North America, George W. Bush, the little gentleman of the North, the political cadaver that is visiting… — Hugo Chavez Copy Share Image
To call him a dog hardly seems to do him justice, though inasmuch as he had four legs, a tail, and barked, I admit… — Hermione Gingold Copy Share Image
“Can a magician kill a man by magic?” Lord Wellington asked Strange. Strange frowned. He seemed to dislike the question. “I suppose a magician… — Susanna Clarke Copy Share Image
Gentlemen, comrades, do not be concerned about all you hear about Glasnost and Perestroika and democracy in the coming years. They are primarily for… — Mikhail Gorbachev Copy Share Image
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