Superior Man Quotes
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The superior man is satisfied and composed; the mean man is always full of distress.
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Every moment waited is a moment wasted.
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The superior man limits his achievements.
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The superior man is slow in his words and earnest in his conduct.
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The superior man thinks always of virtue; the common man thinks of comfort.
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The superior man is intelligently, not blindly, faithful.
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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.
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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.
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A superior man in dealing with the world is not for anything or against anything. He follows righteousness as the standard.
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Therefore the superior man is watchful over himself, when he is alone.
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A superior man is modest in his speech, but exceeds in his actions.
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The superior man is anxious lest he should not get the truth; he is not anxious lest poverty should come upon him.
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The superior man is firm in the right way and not merely firm.
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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.
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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.
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A superior man is one who is free from fear and anxieties.
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The superior man * * * in regard to his speech * * * is anxious that it should be sincere.
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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.
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The superior man, when resting in safety, does not forget that danger may come.
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The object of the superior man is truth.