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.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
The one permanent emotion of the inferior man is fear - fear of the unknown, the complex, the inexplicable. What he wants above everything else is safety.
Men seem unable to feel equal to women: they must be superior or they are inferior.
A superior man is modest in his speech, but exceeds in his actions.
The superior man is modest in his speech, but exceeds in his actions.
When an individual is kept in a situation of inferiority, the fact is that he does become inferior.
The faults of a superior person are like the sun and moon. They have their faults, and everyone sees them; they change and everyone looks up to them.
The truly proud man knows neither superiors or inferiors. The first he does not admit of - the last he does not concern himself about.
Men are beginning to realize that they are not individuals but persons in society, that man alone is weak and adrift, that he must seek strength in common action.
Men are disturbed not by things, but by the view which they take of them.
The nobler a man, the harder it is for him to suspect inferiority in others.