"The superior man is easy to serve,..." - Quote by Confucius
The superior man is easy to serve, but difficult to please ... The inferior man is difficult to serve, but easy to please.
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“A lion chased me up a tree, and I greatly enjoyed the view from the top.”
“I do not enlighten those who are not eager to learn, nor arouse those who are not anxious to give an explanation themselves. If I have presented one corner of the square and they cannot come back to me with the other three, I should not go over the points again.”
“Base yourself in loyalty and trust. Don't be companion with those who are not your moral equal. When you make a mistake, don't hesitate to correct it.”
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“A sharp-tempered woman, or, for that matter, a man, Is easier to deal with than the clever type Who holds her tongue.”
“Listen, punk. To me you're nothin' but dogshit, you understand? And a lot of things can happen to dogshit. It can be scraped up with a shovel off the ground. It can dry up and blow away in the wind. Or it can be stepped on and squashed. So take my advice and be careful where the dog shits ya!”
“You cannot build character and courage by taking away people's initiative and independence. You cannot help people permanently by doing for them what they could and should do for themselves.”