Most of them advocate that justice is greater than benefit. Although this is a grand statement

Confucius said: "A gentleman is known as righteousness, and a villain is known as benefit." "The Analects of Confucius: Li Ren"

Dong Zhongshu's famous saying: "Righten one's friendship (righteousness) without seeking its own benefits, and clarify one's way without considering its merits." "Hanshu Biography of Dong Zhongshu"

Zhu Xi believes that "benevolence and righteousness are rooted in the inherent nature of the human heart and the laws of nature." It is public. The desire for profit arises from the appearance of things and myself, and the selfishness of human desires." (Author: Zhu Xi, "Zhu Zi Yu Lei", Shanghai Ancient Books Publishing House, first edition in May 1992, Volume 39)

In practice, Zhu Xi advocated that "profit should not be mentioned first" and "profit must be controlled by righteousness." "Class", Shanghai Ancient Books Publishing House, first edition in May 1992, volume 9)

Confucius, Dong Zhongshu, and Zhu Xi are known as the three major thinkers in ancient China. Confucius is the founder of the Confucian school, Dong Zhongshu He is a Confucian scholar (a representative of Confucianism in the Han Dynasty), and Zhu Xi is a Neo-Confucian (a representative of Confucianism in the Northern Song Dynasty).