This sentence comes from "The Analects of Confucius Li Ren" and is what Confucius said. A common misunderstanding about this sentence is that Confucius seems to be belittling villains and denying benefits. Is this really the case? Let’s take a look, what is “righteousness”? What is "profit"? Zhu Zi said: "Righteousness is what the laws of heaven are suitable for; profit is what human feelings want." The "laws of heaven" mentioned by Zhu Zi are equivalent to the "way of heaven" mentioned by Confucius. It is recorded in "Book of Rites and Music" that Confucius Said: "The sky selflessly covers, the earth selflessly carries, the sun and the moon shine selflessly." Likes and dislikes without selfishness are selfless, and they are in line with the laws and principles of heaven. We can never say that what we like is right, and what we don't like is wrong. Of? What "the law of nature is appropriate" tells us is that a gentleman, whether he likes it or not, as long as it is in line with morality and benevolence, he must do it and do it to the best. You can’t do it even if you like. What is a "gentleman"? What is a "villain"? Chengzi said: "A gentleman is to righteousness just as a villain is to benefit. But his profound metaphor is due to his sincerity." Yang said: "A gentleman is someone who sacrifices his life for righteousness. If he speaks for benefit, then others will What you desire is nothing more than life, and what you hate is nothing more than death. Who can sacrifice life for righteousness? The metaphor is just righteousness, and it is because the villain does not know what is beneficial." From this we can see that it is possible not to do it. If you are moved by profit, if you are able to think of righteousness first when you see profit, you are a gentleman; if you forget righteousness and abandon the principles of life when you see profit, you are a villain. So, let me ask you, who likes to do things and make friends with such a villain? To belittle such villains and encourage people to learn to be gentlemen is not to harm people and society, but to benefit people and society. So, did Confucius deny "profit"? "Book of Changes" says, "Benefit is the harmony of righteousness." As long as we can do things conscientiously and in accordance with the spirit of self-improvement, then benefit will also be included. The greatest benefit is to make us live in a comfortable mood and with a clear conscience, not wealth. Wealth is not something that people will definitely get if they want it, nor will they always have it after they get it. Therefore, there is no need to consciously advocate the pursuit of "profit", but we should advocate doing what we should do and can do at this moment.

Contrary to "A gentleman is likened to righteousness, and a villain is likened to profit."

Confucius said: "A gentleman is likened to righteousness, and a villain is likened to benefit." People value profit.

Is there anything wrong with profiteering? I think it's right. Welch is "Yi Yili" to type A talents. Only in this way can we retain type A talents and accomplish great things. This traditional Eastern thinking that values ??fame over profit is very inappropriate in business management. It is very applicable to state-owned enterprises in the planned economy, that is, "spiritual rewards" are emphasized and "material stimulation" is ignored. This kind of Confucianism is incompatible with the distribution policy of modern enterprises. If distribution policies are formulated based on this idea, type A talents will be lost. People go to higher places, and this "higher place" is related to "interests". We emphasize the "symmetry between risks and benefits" rather than ignoring the motivating role of "interests" in management. The loss of talent will eventually lead to the decline of the enterprise.