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"Be frank, a petty man is anxious and worried.." Where? Where did you come from? Seek the original text!
From The Analects of Confucius, it can be translated into: Confucius thought an upright man is open and poised was leisurely. The villain is haggle over every ounce, be swayed by considerations of gain and loss.

The original text is as follows:

Confucius said, "an upright man is open and poised, I am worried."

The translation is as follows:

Confucius said, "A gentleman is aboveboard, while a villain haggles over every ounce."

This gentleman is open-minded, frank and clean, and his appearance and movements are also very comfortable and steady; Little people have too many inner desires and a heavy psychological burden, so they are often worried, worried, restless in appearance and movements, often fidgeting and emotionally unstable.

Open-minded people do not worry about things, but act according to the degree and are fearless; People who care about things are too busy, too concerned about things, and describe things as too haggard.

The sentence is magnanimous, a petty man is anxious and worried.. "is a famous saying since ancient times. Many people often write this as a banner and hang it in their rooms to motivate themselves.

Extended data

The Analects of Confucius is one of the classic works of Confucianism, compiled by Confucius' disciples and their disciples. It mainly records the words and deeds of Confucius and his disciples, and embodies Confucius' political opinions, logical thoughts, moral concepts and educational principles.

It is also called "Four Books and Five Classics" with Daxue, The Doctrine of the Mean, Mencius, The Book of Songs, Shangshu, Book of Rites, Yijing and Chunqiu. There are twenty popular Analects of Confucius.

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