Character Quote by John Milton

The superior man honors his virtuous nature, and maintains constant inquiry and study, seeking to carry it out to its breadth and greatness, so…

— Confucius

“The superior man acts before he speaks, and afterwards speaks according to his actions.”

— Confucius

He that borrows the aid of an equal understanding doubles his own; he that uses that of a superior elevates his own to the…

— Edmund Burke

The superior man is modest in his speech, but exceeds in his actions.

— Confucius

Man is capable of every great heroism; it was man who found a means of conquering the formidable obstacles of his environment, establishing himself…

— Maria Montessori

The superior man limits his achievements.

— Confucius

The superior man... does not set his mind either for or against anything, he will pursue whatever is right. The superior man thinks of…

— Confucius

A superior man is modest in his speech, but exceeds in his actions.

— Confucius

Man is always more than he can know of himself; consequently, his accomplishments, time and again, will come as a surprise to him.

— Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

The superior man accords with the course of the Mean. Though he may be all unknown, unregarded by the world, he feels no regret…

— Confucius

“A wise man ought always to follow the paths beaten by great men, and to imitate those who have been supreme, so that if…

— W.K. Marriott

“What the superior man seeks is in himself. What the mean man seeks is in others. —Confucius”

— Steven D. Price