original text
Confucius said, "A gentleman is Thai but not arrogant, and a villain is arrogant but not Thai."
translate
Confucius said, "A gentleman is calm but not proud, while a villain is proud but not impetuous."
reading comprehension
In Yan Yuan, Sima Niu asked what a gentleman was. Confucius said, "A gentleman is not worried or afraid." You can be calm and calm, without worries and fears. On the contrary, narrow-minded, arrogant, pretentious, arrogant, seemingly arrogant, but in fact more afraid, be swayed by considerations of gain and loss, will never be at peace. I have never done anything wrong in my life, and I am not afraid of ghosts knocking at the door in the middle of the night. It is most important to keep calm in everything.