The superior man does not, even for the space of a single meal, act contrary to virtue. In moments of haste, he cleaves to it. In seasons of danger, he cleaves to it.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
The superior man is modest in his speech, but exceeds in his actions.
A superior man is modest in his speech, but exceeds in his actions.
A man must fortify himself and understand that a wise man who yields to laziness or anger or passion or love of drink, or who commits any other action prompted by impulse and inopportune, will probably find his fault condoned; but if he stoops to greed, he will not be pardoned, but render himself odious as a combination of all vices at once.
The nobler a man, the harder it is for him to suspect inferiority in others.
For a man to achieve all that is demanded of him he must regard himself as greater than he is.
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.
The superior man makes the difficulty to be overcome his first interest; success only comes later.
The petty man is eager to make boasts, yet desires that others should believe in him. He enthusiastically engages in deception, yet wants others to have affection for him. He conducts himself like an animal, yet wants others to think well of him.
The superior man acts before he speaks, and afterwards speaks according to his action.
Men who do not contend in earnest can have little warmth and fervor in what they undertake, and are more than half prepared to betray the cause, in the vindication of which they have engaged their services.
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