Confucius said: "A gentleman is magnanimous and open-minded, while a villain has a lot of worries." This sentence comes from "The Analects of Confucius·Shu'er". is a famous saying known to people since ancient times. It can be translated as: Confucius believed that a gentleman is open-minded and calm, while a villain is preoccupied and worried about gains and losses.

True gentlemen have broad-minded minds. They are not limited to things, nor are they happy with things or sad with themselves. Therefore, no matter what the situation, you can always be honest and open-minded. But villains tend to focus on self-interest, often worry about gains and losses, and are narrow-minded, so they are often worried and troubled. This is "a gentleman is magnanimous, and a villain has long-lasting friendship."

Extended information:

The friendship between gentlemen is as light as water, while the friendship between villains is as sweet as sweet wine.

Selected from "Zhuangzi·Mountain Woods". Li (lǐ): sweet wine.

The friendship between gentlemen comes from mutual understanding. In this understanding, we are not demanding, forcing, jealous, or clingy towards each other. So in the eyes of ordinary people, it is as light as white water.

The friendship between gentlemen is not driven by interests, but the interactions between villains are mostly driven by interests. After the interests are over, people become just like a passing cloud. Gentlemen do not care about each other because they have no interests, but villains often collude with each other because of interests.