#superior

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. ↗

— Confucius

#ability #distressed #fact #his #limitations

The superior man acts before he speaks, and afterwards speaks according to his action. ↗

— Confucius

#action #acts #afterwards #before #his

As a preacher of the Gospel, our late venerable Bishop must have been heard, to form an adequate conception of his superior excellence and commanding eloquence. ↗

— John Strachan

#been #bishop #commanding #conception #eloquence

Men seem unable to feel equal to women: they must be superior or they are inferior. ↗

— Marilyn French

#feel #inferior #men #must #seem

The most perfect ape cannot draw an ape; only man can do that; but, likewise, only man regards the ability to do this as a sign of superiority. ↗

— Georg C. Lichtenberg

#ape #cannot #draw #likewise #man

A sarcastic person has a superiority complex that can be cured only by the honesty of humility. ↗

— Lawrence G. Lovasik

#cured #honesty #humility #only #person

There is an infinite difference between a little wrong and just right, between fairly good and the best, between mediocrity and superiority. ↗

— Orison Swett Marden

#between #difference #fairly #good #infinite

The French were generous in giving us assistance in corps and army artillery, with its personnel, and we were confident from the start of our superiority over the enemy in guns of all calibers. ↗

— Kelly Miller

#artillery #assistance #confident #corps #enemy

Superior people never make long visits. ↗

— Marianne Moore

#make #never #people #superior #visits

To vice, innocence must always seem only a superior kind of chicanery. ↗

— Ouida

#chicanery #innocence #kind #must #only