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A gentleman is not careful in comparison, and a villain is not careful in comparison. ——"The Analects of Confucius"?

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People with high moral character make friends widely in the right way but do not collude with each other; people with low moral character collude with each other but do not care about morality. ?

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This sentence shows that a gentleman is selfless and a villain is selfish. In other words, virtuous people often do things without selfish motives, are broad-minded, and make many friends; while villains often do things out of selfishness and purpose. It is precisely because villains use benefits to make friends. mentality, leading to collusion.

"Zhou" refers to everything. A gentleman treats everyone the same. This is called "Zhou without comparison", which can also be understood as having no discrimination.

? "Comparison is not thoughtful" is not the case. I like to compare people with each other. The result is that Zhang San is better (or because it is beneficial to myself) and Li Si is not good, so "compare and compare" "Not careful" can also be understood as having a discriminating mind. ?

Almost everyone has likes and dislikes, and the relationship between people is indispensable for mutual use. When the use is over, there is no intersection of interests, and the relationship will end. This is a very common phenomenon.

As the saying goes, "Those who unite based on rights will alienate each other when their rights are exhausted." Friendship based on "rights" is destined to not last long, and because there is no real friendship, it cannot withstand the test, and even very soon. Easily exploited or betrayed.

Regardless of whether we are high or low, when we can treat different people equally, we are considered to be "comprehensive without comparison", and even the attitude towards the humble can better reveal a person's character. This is a high standard, but it is precisely because of this high standard that a true gentleman can be tested.

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