There are three things which the superior …
There are three things which the superior man guards against. In youth…lust. When he is…
What the superior man seeks is in …
What the superior man seeks is in himself. What the mean man seeks is in…
[The superior man] acts before he speaks, …
[The superior man] acts before he speaks, and afterwards speaks according to his actions.
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The superior man is modest in his …
The superior man is modest in his speech, but exceeds in his actions.
~ Confucius…
The superior man is satisfied and composed; …
The superior man is satisfied and composed; the mean man is always full of distress.…
The superior man…does not set his mind …
The superior man…does not set his mind either for anything, or against anything; what is…
The superior man, when resting in safety, …
The superior man, when resting in safety, does not forget that danger may come. When…
What the superior man seeks is in …
What the superior man seeks is in himself; what the small man seeks is in…
The superior man cannot be known in …
The superior man cannot be known in little matters, but he may be entrusted with…
You are not superior just because you …
You are not superior just because you see the world in an odious light.
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