Character Quote by Confucius

The superior man thinks always of virtue; the common man thinks of comfort.

— Confucius

The superior man is distressed by his want (lack) of ability

— 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…

— Confucius

The superior man undergoes three changes. Looked at from a distance, he appears stern; when approached, he is mild; when he is heard to…

— Confucius

When the Superior Man eats he does not try to stuff himself; at rest he does not seek perfect comfort; he is diligent in…

— Confucius

The superior man * * * in regard to his speech * * * is anxious that it should be sincere.

— 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…

— Confucius

Therefore the superior man is watchful over himself, when he is alone.

— Confucius

Here comes a man of comfort, whose advice Hath often stilled my brawling discontent.

— William Shakespeare

“For everything I wished were different about the old man, I found comfort in just as many things that never changed.”

— Craig Lancaster

A person gets from a symbol the meaning he puts into it, and what is one man's comfort and inspiration is another's jest and…

— Robert H. Jackson

The virtues of a superior man are like the wind; the virtues of a common man are like the grass; the grass, when the…

— Henry David Thoreau