1. A gentleman is likened to righteousness, and a villain is likened to benefit.

From: "The Analects of Confucius·Liren".

Translation: What a gentleman can understand is morality, and what a villain can understand is benefit.

Gentlemen and villains have different value orientations. A gentleman must distinguish right from wrong, while a villain must consider the pros and cons of everything. The so-called "profit" refers to material interests such as money and wealth; the so-called "righteousness" refers to moral values ??such as morality and justice that transcend material interests.

A gentleman bases his actions on righteousness. Whatever he does or does not do, he compares it with righteousness. The villain only cares about self-interest and measures it by profit. He will abandon morality for profit and only think about whether there is profit in doing things.