Men Quote by Xunzi Download Open image “The noble person uses things; the lesser man is used by things.” — Xunzi ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.5 out of 5 (5 ratings) Copy quoteShare Men Noble Persons Use Used
A noble person attracts noble people, and knows how to hold on to them. — Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Copy Share Image
A noble man compares and estimates himself by an idea which is higher than himself; and a mean man, by one lower than himself.… — Marcus Aurelius Copy Share Image
The noble man honours in himself the powerful one, him also who has power over himself, who knows how to speak and how to… — Friedrich Nietzsche Copy Share Image
A noble man compares and estimates himself by an idea which is higher than himself, and a mean man, by one lower than himself. — Henry Ward Beecher Copy Share Image
The nobler sort of man emphasizes the good qualities in others, and does not accentuate the bad. The inferior does the reverse. . .… — Confucius Copy Share Image
Low class men desire wealth;middle class men both wealth and respect; but the noble, honour only; hence honour is the noble man's true wealth. — Chanakya Copy Share Image
“One loses nobility when he does something and then says, ‘I did that.’ A noble man will incur loss from both sides; in giving… — Dada Bhagwan Copy Share Image
The noble simplicity in the works of nature only too often originates in the noble shortsightedness of him who observes it. — Georg C. Lichtenberg Copy Share Image
The nobler a man, the harder it is for him to suspect inferiority in others. — Marcus Tullius Cicero Copy Share Image
There is nothing noble in being superior to your fellow man; true nobility is being superior to your former self. — Ernest Hemingway Copy Share Image
One is not called noble who harms living beings. By not harming living beings one is called noble. — Gautama Buddha Copy Share Image
If you wish to see the thousand years, look at today; if you wish to understand the millionfold, then look at the one or… — Xunzi Copy Share Image
If there is no dull and determined effort, there will be no brilliant achievement. — Xunzi Copy Share Image
Not having heard something is not as good as having heard it; having heard it is not as good as having seen it; having… — Xunzi Copy Share Image
They are done merely for ornament. ... the common people regard them as supernatural. — Xunzi Copy Share Image
You look upon the seasons with expectation and await them: wy not seize the seasonal opportunities and exploit them? — Xunzi Copy Share Image
Sacrifice is a state of mind in which our thoughts turn with longing [toward Heaven, the Ancestors], It is the supreme expression of loyalty,… — Xunzi Copy Share Image
One must remember equality, yet also be aware of difference, for if the people are allowed to act as it pleases them without coming… — Xunzi Copy Share Image
Men of all social stations live together: they are equal in their desires, yet vary in their methods; they are equal in their passions,… — Xunzi Copy Share Image
Misery is evil; quarreling, a misfortune. There is only one possibility of avoiding both: a clear division of society. [Otherwise] the strong tyrannize the… — Xunzi Copy Share Image
When I passed the Chancellor he arose, waved his hand at me, and I waved back at him. I think the writers showed bad… — Jesse Owens Copy Share Image
Life works most perfectly when a reciprocal love relationship is in place between man and God. — Beth Moore Copy Share Image
We do not want nowadays temples of worship and outward rites and ceremonies. What we really want is an Asram. We want a place… — Rabindranath Tagore Copy Share Image
Before Noah, men having only water to drink, could not find the truth. Accordingly...they became abominably wicked, and they were justly exterminated by the… — Benjamin Franklin Copy Share Image
Social responsibility above the level of family, or at most of tribe, requires imagination-- devotion, loyalty, all the higher virtues -- which a man… — Robert A. Heinlein Copy Share Image
Most celebrated men live in a condition of prostitution. — Charles Augustin Sainte-Beuve Copy Share Image
I cannot forbid a person to marry several wives, for it does not contradict Scripture. MARTIN LUTHER, letter to Chancellor Gregory Brück, January 13,… — Jean de la Bruyere Copy Share Image
Hats off to starting a franchise younger than we all did in 'Twilight' and keeping your cool. The 'Harry Potter' men and women had,… — Kellan Lutz Copy Share Image
Young men, especially in America, write to me and ask me to recommend “a course of reading.” Distrust a course of reading! People who… — Andrew Lang Copy Share Image
The prophet who fails to present a bearable alternative and yet preaches doom is part of the trap that he postulates. Not only does… — Margaret Mead Copy Share Image
That country [Carthage] was rapidly sinking into the state of barbarism from whence it had been raised by the Phoenician colonies and Roman laws;… — Edward Gibbon Copy Share Image
![“Sacrifice is a state of mind in which our thoughts turn with longing [toward Heaven, the Ancestors], It is the supreme expression of loyalty, love, and respect.” quote by Xunzi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/4bc/xunzi-35969_ancestor_sacrifice-is-a-state-of-mind-in-which-ou_1451067.jpg)
![“One must remember equality, yet also be aware of difference, for if the people are allowed to act as it pleases them without coming up against displeasure, if one gives rein to its desires without setting [any] limit, it becomes confused and can no longer take delight in anything.” quote by Xunzi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/bf9/xunzi-35969_confused_one-must-remember-equality-yet-also-be-a_2726374.jpg)
![“Misery is evil; quarreling, a misfortune. There is only one possibility of avoiding both: a clear division of society. [Otherwise] the strong tyrannize the weak, the intelligent frighten the stupid, the inferior resist the superior, and the young mock the old.” quote by Xunzi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/dbf/xunzi-35969_avoiding_misery-is-evil-quarreling-a-misfortune-t_3116798.jpg)
![“That country [Carthage] was rapidly sinking into the state of barbarism from whence it had been raised by the Phoenician colonies and Roman laws; and every step of intestine discord was marked by some deplorable victory of savage man over civilized society.” quote by Edward Gibbon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/70c/edward-gibbon-710_barbarism_that-country-carthage-was-rapidly-sinkin_393.jpg)