T Quotes
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“The superior man does not mind being in office; all he minds about is whether he has qualities that entitle him to office. He does not mind failing to get recognition; he is too busy doing the things that entitle him to recognition.”
“The superior man does what is proper to the station in which he is; he does not desire to go beyond this.”
Source: The Chinese Classics: The life and works of Mencius
“The superior man does what is proper to the station in which he is; he does not desire to go beyond this. In a position of wealth and honor, he does what is proper to a position of wealth and honor. In a poor and low position, he does what is proper to a poor and low position.”
Source: Delphi Collected Works of Confucius - Four Books and Five Classics of Confucianism (Illustrated)
“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.”
Source: Delphi Collected Works of Confucius - Four Books and Five Classics of Confucianism (Illustrated)
“The superior man has a dignified ease without pride. The mean man has pride without a dignified ease.”
Source: Confucian Analects, The Great Learning & The Doctrine of the Mean
“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.”
“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.”
Source: Delphi Collected Works of Confucius - Four Books and Five Classics of Confucianism (Illustrated)
“The Superior Man is all-embracing and not partial. The inferior man is partial and not all-embracing.”
“The superior man is anxious lest he should not get the truth; he is not anxious lest poverty should come upon him.”
Source: The Chinese Classics: The life and works of Mencius
“The Superior Man is aware of Righteousness, the inferior man is aware of advantage.”
“The superior man is distressed by his want (lack) of ability”
“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 is easy to serve, but difficult to please ... The inferior man is difficult to serve, but easy to please.”
“The superior man is firm in the right way and not merely firm.”
“The superior man is intelligently, not blindly, faithful.”
“The superior man is never in anyone's way.”
Source: Napoleon in his own words from the French of Jules Bertaut
“The superior man is not seeking fulfillment through work and woman, because he is already full. For him, work and intimacy are opportunities to give his gifts, and to be vanished in the bliss of giving.”
Source: The Way of the Superior Man: A Spiritual Guide to Mastering the Challenges of Women, Work, and Sexual Desire: Easyread Super Large 20pt Edition
“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.”
Source: The Chinese Classics: The life and works of Mencius
“The superior man is satisfied and composed; the mean man is always full of distress.”
Source: The Analects
“The superior man is slow in his words and earnest in his conduct.”
Source: The Ethics of Confucius
“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.”
Source: Prose-poems and Selections from the Writings and Sayings of Robert G. Ingersoll
“The superior man is universally minded and no partisan. The inferior man is a partisan and not universal.”
“The superior man limits his achievements.”
“The superior man loves his soul; the inferior man loves his property.”
“The superior man makes the difficulty to be overcome his first interest; success only comes later.”
“The superior man responds; the inferior man reacts.”
Source: Men of the Code: Living as a Superior Man
“The superior man’s self-worth is not dependent on the opinions of others. Bohdi Sanders”
Source: Men of the Code: Living as a Superior Man
“The superior man sets his person at rest before he moves; he composes his mind before he speaks.”
“The superior man thinks always of virtue; the common man thinks of comfort.”
“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.”
Source: The Chinese Classics
“The superior man understands what is right; the inferior man understands what will sell.”
“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, even when he is not moving, has a feeling of reverence, and while he speaks not, he has the feeling of truthfulness.”
Source: The Chinese Classics
“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.”
Source: Confucian Analects, The Great Learning & The Doctrine of the Mean
“The superior man, when resting in safety, does not forget that danger may come.”
Source: The Sacred Books of China: The Texts of Confucianism
“The superior man, when resting in safety, does not forget that danger may come. When in a state of security he does not forget the possibility of ruin. When all is orderly, he does not forget that disorder may come. Thus his person is not endangered, and his States and all their clans are preserved.”
“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... 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 person gathers his weapons together in order to provide against the unforeseen.”
“The superior person is calm and composed; the lesser person is continuously worried and distressed.”
“The superior person is in harmony, but does not follow the crowd. The lesser person follows the crowd, but is not in harmony.”
“The superior person tries to promote music as a means to the perfection of human culture. When such music prevails, and people's minds are led towards the right ideals and aspirations, we may see the appearance of a great nation.”
Source: The wisdom of Confucius
“The superior power of population cannot be checked without producing misery or vice.”
Source: Population: The First Essay
“The superior student listens to the Way and follows it closely. The average student listens to the Way and follows some and some not. The lesser student listens to the Way and laughs out loud. If there were no laughter it would not be the Way.”
“The superior thing ... was to be late. Lateness showed that serene contempt for the illusion we call time which is so necessary to ensure the respect of others and oneself. Only the servile are punctual.”
Source: Mystery at Geneva
“The superior weapon of choice to fight ineffective, unwarranted distrust and fear, is a commitment to believing in others, coupled with a charitable heart; it is then that logic and intellect can be most successfully employed to deal with such negative emotions.”
Source: Paths of Fear: An Anthology of Overcoming Through Courage, Inspiration, and the Miracle of Love
“The superiority of chocolate (hot chocolate), both for health and nourishment, will soon give it the same preference over tea and coffee in America which it has in Spain.”
“The superiority of some men is merely local. They are great because their associates are little.”
Source: The Beauties of Johnson: Consisting of Maxims and Observations, Moral, Critical, and Miscellaneous
“The superiority of the American system is eloquently proved by the pressure of people who want to crash our borders.”
“The superiority of the distant over the present is only due to the mass and variety of the pleasures that can be suggested, compared with the poverty of those that can at any time be felt.”
Source: The Sense of Beauty