Junzi Quotes
A curated collection of the best quotes about Junzi.
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“Bodhisattva”
“Chinese language”
“Sage (philosophy)”
“Chinese literature”
“All day long the superior man is creatively active.”
“Thus the superior man controls his anger
And restrains his instincts.”
“The superior man discusses criminal cases
In order to delay executions.”
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“The superior man understands what is right; the inferior man understands what will sell.”
“The superior man encourages the people at their work,
And exhorts them to help one another.”
“Thus in fear and trembling
The superior man sets his life in order
And examines himself.”
“Thus the superior man:
If he sees good, he imitates it;
If he has faults, he rids himself of them.”
“君子欲訥於言而敏於行。
• The superior man is modest in his speech, but exceeds in his actions.”
“君子喻於義，小人喻於利。
• The Superior Man is aware of Righteousness, the inferior man is aware of advantage.”
“君子坦蕩蕩，小人長戚戚。
• The superior man is satisfied and composed; the mean man is always full of distress.”
“The superior man, even when he is not moving, has a feeling of reverence, and while he speaks not, he has the feeling of truthfulness.”
“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.”
“The superior man acquaints himself with many sayings of antiquity
And many deeds of the past,
In order to strengthen his character thereby.”
“The superior man falls back upon his inner worth
In order to escape the difficulties.
He does not permit himself to be honored with revenue.”
“君子周而不比，小人比而不周。
• The Superior Man is all-embracing and not partial. The inferior man is partial and not all-embracing.”