Interpretation in the vernacular: the character of a gentleman is to improve self-cultivation from tranquility and cultivate moral character from thrift. You can't be clear about your ambitions without being quiet, and you can't achieve your lofty goals without excluding external interference.
2, wealth can not be lewd, poverty can not be moved, power can not be bent. -quoted from Mencius Teng Wengong in the Spring and Autumn Period.
Interpretation of vernacular Chinese: when you have money, you can control yourself from profligacy; Don't change your will when you are poor; When you are strong, you won't do anything wrong. This is the gentleman.
3, trembling, walking on thin ice, such as the abyss. -Excerpted from The Book of Songs, Spring and Autumn Annals and Xiao _.
Interpretation in vernacular Chinese: A gentleman pays attention to self-cultivation and is cautious, just like walking on thin ice, or standing on the edge of a cliff, always afraid of falling.