The gentleman reveres three things. He reveres the mandate of Heaven; he reveres great people; and he reveres the words of sages.
Chinese philosopher, founder of Confucianism
From a teaching on the reverence of a gentleman (Analects 16.8)
c. 551-479 BCE
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"The gentleman is at ease without being proud; the small man is proud without being at ease."
Philosophical"If a man does not say 'What shall I do? What shall I do?', I can do nothing with him."
Strange & Unusual"The faults of a man are characteristic of his class. It is by observing a man's faults that one may know his virtue."
Strange & Unusual"The gentleman concerns himself with the Way; he does not worry about his salary."
Philosophical"The Master said, 'The student of virtue has no anxieties; the man of wisdom has no perplexities; the man of courage has no fears.'"
Humorous