Superior Man Quotes
Superior Man Quote of the day
What the superior man seeks is in himself; what the small man seeks is in others.
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 seeks for the cause of his failure in himself.
The superior man... does not set his mind either for or against anything, he will pursue whatever is right. The superior man thinks of virtue, the common man of comfort.
The superior man makes the difficulty to be overcome his first interest; success only comes later.
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 position, bowing in deference. Descending, he drinks the ritual cup.
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 is free from fear.
A superior man in dealing with the world is not for anything or against anything. He follows righteousness as the standard.
The superior man is distressed by the limitations of his ability; he is not distressed by the fact that men do not recognize the ability that he has.
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 great concerns, but he may be known in little matters.
The superior man, extensively studying all learning, and keeping himself under the restraint of the rules of propriety, may thus likewise not overstep what is right.
You are not only a man, you are a superior man: a man who does his best to live as love in the world and in his intimacy, a man whose heart remains open and whose truth remains strong.
The superior man is quiet and calm, waiting for the appointments of heaven, while the mean man walks in dangerous paths, looking for lucky occurrences.
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 may have no cause of dissatisfaction with himself.
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, his language is firm and decided.
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 is universally minded and no partisan. The inferior man is a partisan and not universal.
A superior man may be made to go to the well, but he cannot be made to go down into it. He may be imposed upon, but he cannot be fooled.
The Superior Man is all-embracing and not partial. The inferior man is partial and not all-embracing.
There are three things which the superior man guards against. In youth ... lust. When he is strong ... quarrelsomeness. When he is old ... covetousness.
The mass of men lead lives of shallow happiness; the superior man exults in his gloom.
The superior man * * * in regard to his speech * * * is anxious that it should be sincere.
The superior man, while his parents are alive, reverently nourishes them; and, when they are dead, reverently sacrifices to them. His thought to the end of his life is how not to disgrace them.
The superior man acquaints himself with many sayings of antiquity and many deeds of the past, in order to strengthen his character thereby.
The superior man sets his person at rest before he moves; he composes his mind before he speaks.
The superior man governs men, according to their nature, with what is proper to them, and as soon as they change what is wrong, he stops.
The superior man has a dignified ease without pride. The mean man has pride without a dignified ease.
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 does what is proper to the station in which he is; he does not desire to go beyond this.
All government, in its essence, is a conspiracy against the superior man: its one permanent object is to oppress him and cripple him.
Possessed of courage but devoid of morality, a superior man will make trouble while a small man will be a brigand.
