superior man

The Diverging Paths: “The Superior Man Progresses Upwards, the Mean Man Downwards”

A Defining Boundary: “A Superior Man May Lack Benevolence, But a Mean Man Never Possesses It”

The Mark of a Superior Man: Easy to Serve, Hard to Please, Wise in Employing

The Harmony of Differences: “The Superior Man is Harmonious but Not Uniform”

The Superior Man’s Friendship: Meeting Through Culture, Growing in Virtue

The Path of the Gentleman: Reverent in Conduct, Respectful and Ritually Proper with Others

The Undisturbed Mind: No Anxiety, No Fear, for the Self-Examination Finds No Fault

The Measure of a Man: Entrusted with an Orphan, a State, and Unshakable Principle

Confucius on the Paradox of Power: Why Gentle Speech and Earnest Action Define True Strength​

Confucius on the Mind’s Landscape: Righteousness or Profit?​

Confucius on the Paradox of Motivation: Why Fear of Law Trumps Desire for Gain

Confucius on the Paradox of Priority: Why Your Thoughts Define Your Stature

Confucius on the Paradox of Impartiality: The Freedom of Having Only One Rule

Confucius on the Moral Compass That Never Falters

Confucius Quote on the Superior Man: Catholic and Not Partisan