Zhongni said: "A gentleman is in the mean, and a villain is against the mean. A gentleman is in the mean, and a gentleman is in the right time; a villain is in the mean, and a villain has no scruples." "The Book of Rites·The Doctrine of the Mean"

Confucius said: "A gentleman is not in comparison, but a villain is in comparison but not in Zhou." "The Analects of Confucius: Politics"

A gentleman is a metaphor for righteousness, while a villain is a metaphor for profit. "The Analects of Confucius·Li Ren"

Confucius said: "A gentleman is magnanimous, but a villain has long-term concerns." "The Analects of Confucius·Shuer"

The gentleman is poor, and the villain is poor. . "The Analects of Confucius·Wei Linggong"

Confucius said: "There is a gentleman who is not benevolent, but there is no villain who is benevolent." "The Analects of Confucius·Xian Wen"

Confucius said: : "A gentleman is superior to others, and a villain is subordinate to others." "The Analects of Confucius·Xianwen"

A gentleman enjoys the same things as others, while a villain enjoys being different from others. A gentleman is far away from him, and a villain is close to him. "Yi·Tongren·彖"

When a villain is deposed, he often looks at him with disdain. A gentleman is happy even if he is poor, and he never forgets his king for a day. "Reading the Book of Changes" explains "Yi·Fou·Chu Sixth"

I heard that a person who is a king cares about good and evil, and is close to a gentleman and far away from a villain. If you are good and wise, the gentleman will advance; if you are evil and evil, the villain will retreat. "Zhenguan Zhengjia" Volume 5

There is a great distance between husbands accepting each other and abandoning each other. Moreover, the friendship between gentlemen is as light as water, and the friendship between villains is as sweet as sweet wine. A gentleman is indifferent to intimacy, but a villain is willing to give up. Those who come together without reason will separate without reason. "Zhuangzi·Mountain Trees"

If the sky is not averse to the cold of man, it will stop winter; if the earth is not averse to man, the vastness will not stop; if a gentleman is not a villain, he will stop walking. "Xunzi·Lun Tian"