From "The Analects of Confucius·Shuer", it is a famous saying that people have known since ancient times. Many people often write this as a banner and hang it in their room to motivate themselves. Confucius believed that a gentleman has an open mind and a calm spirit. Villains worry about gains and losses.

Original text

Confucius said: "A gentleman is magnanimous and open-minded, while a villain has long-term concerns."

Portrait of Confucius

Translation

Confucius said: "A gentleman is upright and open-minded, while a villain is preoccupied and worried about gains and losses."

Notes

Dang: cleanse, cleanse. Magnanimity: Describes a person who is frank, has no distracting thoughts, and has a peaceful mind.

Qi: the phonetic meaning in ancient times. Conghu, Cong尗, and 嗗 also sound. 戉(yuè), axe. Qi Qi: Describes the sound of constant chopping with an axe.

Commentary

A gentleman is open-minded, frank and clean in thought, and looks very comfortable and stable in appearance and movement; a villain has too many desires in his heart and a heavy psychological burden, so he often worries and worries. His appearance and movements also appear uneasy, and he often seems to be unable to sit or stand firmly.

A magnanimous person is not disturbed or worried about things, and walks along without fear; a concerned person walks about things, looks at things, describes things as haggard, and becomes bad at things.

"A gentleman is magnanimous, but a villain is always worried" is a famous saying that people have known since ancient times. Many people often write this as a banner and hang it in their room to motivate themselves.

The Analects of Confucius

The Analects of Confucius is one of the classic works of the Confucian school, compiled by Confucius's disciples and his disciples. It is mainly in the style of quotations and dialogues, recording the words and deeds of Confucius and his disciples, and embodies Confucius' political opinions, theoretical thoughts, moral concepts and educational principles. Together with "The Great Learning", "The Doctrine of the Mean", "Mencius", "The Book of Songs", "Shangshu", "Book of Rites", "Book of Changes" and "Spring and Autumn Annals", it is also known as the "Four Books and Five Classics". The current edition of "The Analects" contains twenty chapters.