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  • Happiness exist when you don't know a thing

    Song: Montreal, 2011
  • The object of the superior man is truth.

    Confucius (2005). “The Ethics of Confucius”, p.3, Cosimo, Inc.
  • 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.

    Men   Thinking   Mind  
  • In times of widespread chaos and confusion, it has been the duty of more advanced human beings--artists, scientists, clowns and philosophers--to create order. In times such as ours, however, when there is too much order, too much management, too much programming and control, it becomes the duty of superior men and women to fling their favorite monkey wrenches into the machinery. To relive the repression of the human spirit, they must sow doubt and disruption.

    Men   Artist   Order  
    Tom Robbins (2003). “Even Cowgirls Get the Blues”, p.215, Bantam
  • He who speaks without modesty will find it difficult to make his words good.

    Confucius, Mencius, Ssǔ shu, Wu king, Shu Ching (1861). “The Chinese Classics”, p.148
  • It does not matter how slowly you go as long as you do not stop.

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

  • Every one who is seriously involved in the pursuit of science becomes convinced that a spirit is manifest in the laws of the Universe-a spirit vastly superior to that of man, and one in the face of which we with our modest powers must feel humble.

    Albert Einstein (2013). “Albert Einstein, The Human Side: Glimpses from His Archives”, p.33, Princeton University Press
  • Your only real choices are to open fully and receive their gifts or crucify them and be relieved of their force...But you must be willing to feel your heart's terrors and wounds or else you will close and protect yourself, striking back at the source of openness you most yearn to become.

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

    "The Analects". Book by Confucius,
  • 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.

    Archer   Character   Men  
    Confucius (2016). “Delphi Collected Works of Confucius - Four Books and Five Classics of Confucianism (Illustrated)”, p.28, Delphi Classics
  • All government, in its essence, is a conspiracy against the superior man: it's one permanent object is to oppress him and cripple him... One of its primary functions is to regiment men by force, to make them as much alike as possible and as dependent upon one another as possible, to search out and combat originality among them.

    "Prejudices: Third Series (Le Contrat Social)". Book by H. L. Mencken, 1922.
  • The superior man understands what is right; the inferior man understands what will sell.

    "The Analects". Book by Confucius,
  • What the superior man seeks is in himself; what the small man seeks is in others.

    Character   Men   Chinese  
    Confucius, William Jennings, Epiphanius Wilson (1983). “The wisdom of Confucius”, Random House Value Pub
  • But if we are truly happy inside, then age brings with it a maturity, a depth, and a power that only magnifies our radiance.

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

    Happiness   Mean   Men  
    Confucius “The Analects”, W. W. Norton & Company
  • Closing down in the midst of pain is a denial of a man's true nature. A superior man is free in feeling and action, even amidst great pain and hurt. If necessary, a man should live with a hurting heart rather than a closed one. He should learn to stay in the wound of pain and act with spontaneous skill and love even from that place.

    Hurt   Pain   Heart  
    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 24pt Edition”, p.10, ReadHowYouWant.com
  • 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.

    Mean   Men   Waiting  
    James Legge, Confucius, Mencius, Shih ching (1867). “The Chinese Classics: The life and works of Mencius”, p.291
  • There are three things which the superior man guards against. In youth ... lust. When he is strong ... quarrelsomeness. When he is old ... covetousness.

    Strong   Men   Lust  
  • If you don’t know your purpose, discover it, now. The core of your life is your purpose. Everything in your life, from your diet to your career, must be aligned with your purpose if you are to act with coherence and integrity in the world. If you know your purpose, your deepest desire, then the secret of success is to discipline your life so that you support your deepest purpose and minimize distractions and detours.

  • Do not be desirous of having things done quickly. Do not look at small advantages. Desire to have things done quickly prevents their being done thoroughly. Looking at small advantages prevents great affairs from being accomplished.

  • What you do not want done to yourself, do not do to others.

    Confucius (2012). “The Analects of Confucius In Plain and Simple English: BookCaps Study Guide”, BookCaps Study Guides
  • If you are waiting for anything in order to live and love without holding back, then you suffer.

    David Deida (2009). “Blue Truth: A Spiritual Guide to Life and Death and Love and Sex”, p.7, ReadHowYouWant.com
  • The superior man is slow in his words and earnest in his conduct.

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

    Men   Safety   Chinese  
    "The Analects". Book by Confucius,
  • When one cultivates to the utmost the principles of his nature, and exercises them on the principle of reciprocity, he is not far from the path.

    James Legge, Confucius, Mencius, Shih ching (1867). “The Chinese Classics: The life and works of Mencius”, p.290
  • The superior man is never in anyone's way.

    Men   Way   Superior Man  
    Napoleon Bonaparte “Napoleon in his own words from the French of Jules Bertaut”, Рипол Классик
  • 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.

    Confucius (2016). “Delphi Collected Works of Confucius - Four Books and Five Classics of Confucianism (Illustrated)”, p.27, Delphi Classics
  • I do not know if the people of the United States would vote for superior men if they ran for office, but there can be no doubt that such men do not run.

    Running   Men   Office  
  • By nature, men are nearly alike; by practice, they get to be wide apart.

    Confucius (2013). “Confucian Analects, The Great Learning & The Doctrine of the Mean”, p.318, Courier Corporation
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