The superior man understands righteousness; the inferior man understands profit.

Confucius

Quoted in Analects

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Topic

Doing the right thing Righteousness Venality

Speaker

Confucius

Source

Analects

Genre

Philosophical literature

Language

Chinese

Time

221 BC 220s BC 3rd century BC

Occupation

Philosopher

From

China Asia

Authentication Score 3

Original Citation

Confucius. 論語 [The Analects]. c. 479 BCE.

Current Citation

Confucius. The Analects, edited and translated by Annping Chin. Penguin Classics, 2014.

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Another quote originally in Chinese

The policy of letting a hundred flowers blossom and a hundred schools of thought contend is designed to promote the flourishing of the arts and the progress of science; it is designed to enable a socialist culture to thrive in our land.

Mao Zedong

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More information about this quote
Topic
Battle of ideas
Speaker
Mao Zedong
Source
On the Correct Handling of Contradictions Among the People
Medium
Speech
Genre
Political speech
Statement Type
Metaphor, analogy and simile
Language
Chinese
Time
1957 1950s 20th century
Authentication Score 2
Citation

Zedong, Mao. "On the Correct Handling of Contradictions Among the People." Eleventh Session (Enlarged) of the Supreme State Conference. 27 Feb. 1957, Beijing, China.