Superior Man Quotes

• What the superior man seeks is in himself; what the small man seeks is in others.

  Confucius

  Character, Men, Chinese

  Confucius, William Jennings, Epiphanius Wilson (1983). “The wisdom of Confucius”, Random House Value Pub

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• The superior man blames himself. The inferior man blames others.

  Don Shula

  Wrestling, Men, Inferiority

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

  Confucius

  Love, Inspirational, Funny

  Confucius “The Analects”, W. W. Norton & Company

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• The superior man acts before he speaks, and afterwards speaks according to his action.

  Confucius

  Love, Inspirational, Funny

  Confucius (2013). “Confucian Analects, The Great Learning & The Doctrine of the Mean”, p.150, Courier Corporation

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

  Confucius

  Inspirational, Men, Thinking

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• 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.

  Confucius

  Stress, Humility, Men

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• The superior man, when resting in safety, does not forget that danger may come.

  Confucius

  Men, Safety, Doe

  Confucius, Jing Shi (1968). “The Sacred Books of China: The Texts of Confucianism”

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• The superior man honors his virtuous nature, and maintains constant inquiry and study, seeking to carry it out to its breadth and greatness, so as to omit none of the more exquisite and minute points which it embraces, and to raise it to its greatest height and brilliancy.

  Confucius

  Greatness, Men, Honor

  Confucius (2016). “Delphi Collected Works of Confucius - Four Books and Five Classics of Confucianism (Illustrated)”, p.2, Delphi Classics

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• Every moment of your life is either a test or a celebration.

  David Deida

  Tests, Celebration, Life Is

  David Deida (2008). “The Way of the Superior Man: A Spiritual Guide to Mastering the Challenges of Women, Work, and Sexual Desire: Easyread Super Large 20pt Edition”, p.72, ReadHowYouWant.com

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• The superior man is the providence of the inferior. He is eyes for the blind, strength for the weak, and a shield for the defenseless. He stands erect by bending above the fallen. He rises by lifting others.

  Robert Green Ingersoll

  Eye, Men, Bending

  Robert Green Ingersoll (1888). “Prose-poems and Selections from the Writings and Sayings of Robert G. Ingersoll”

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• When we see persons of worth, we should think of equaling them; when we see persons of a contrary character, we should turn inwards and examine ourselves.

  Confucius

  Inspirational, Character, Learning

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• He stands erect by bending over the fallen. He rises by lifting others.

  Douglas Horton

  Bending, Lifting Others, Fallen

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• 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.

  Confucius

  Truth, Moving, Men

  Confucius, Mencius (1861). “The Chinese Classics”, p.296

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• The superior man is slow in his words and earnest in his conduct.

  Confucius

  Men, Earnest, Superiors

  Confucius (2005). “The Ethics of Confucius”, p.4, Cosimo, Inc.

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• Life is really simple, but we insist on making it complicated.

  Confucius

  Inspirational, Life, Positive

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• An oppressive government is more to be feared than a tiger.

  Confucius

  Philosophical, Beer, Government

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• The superior man understands what is right; the inferior man understands what will sell.

  Confucius

  Money, Business, Philosophical

  "The Analects". Book by Confucius,

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• The superior man does what is proper to the station in which he is; he does not desire to go beyond this.

  Confucius

  Men, Desire, Doe

  James Legge, Confucius, Mencius, Shih ching (1867). “The Chinese Classics: The life and works of Mencius”, p.291

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  It does not matter how slowly you go as long as you do not stop.

  Confucius

  Inspirational, Motivational, Positive

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• The superior man is satisfied and composed; the mean man is always full of distress.

  Confucius

  Happiness, Mean, Men

  Confucius “The Analects”, W. W. Norton & Company

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

  Confucius

  Men, Speech, Sincerity

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• The Superior Man is aware of Righteousness, the inferior man is aware of advantage.

  Confucius

  Giving Up, Powerful, Character

  "The Analects". Book by Confucius,

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• Hold faithfulness and sincerity as first principles.

  Confucius

  Love, Inspirational, Funny

  Confucius (2013). “Confucian Analects, The Great Learning & The Doctrine of the Mean”, p.141, Courier Corporation

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• There are three things which the superior man guards against. In youth ... lust. When he is strong ... quarrelsomeness. When he is old ... covetousness.

  Confucius

  Strong, Men, Lust

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• Your every act can open hearts and minds.

  David Deida

  Heart, Mind, Heart And Mind

  David Deida (2009). “Blue Truth: A Spiritual Guide to Life and Death and Love and Sex”, p.7, ReadHowYouWant.com

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