Hi Richard,
The Confucius said,
"Jun Zi (君子) work on things from themselves, the internal world. Xiao Ren (小人) work on things from others, the external world."
"Jun Zi (君子) explain things by justice. Xiao Ren (小人) explain things by benefit."
"Jun Zi (君子) feel peaceful but not arrogant. Xiao Ren (小人) are arrogant but not peaceful."
"Jun Zi (君子) live with others in harmony and could bear others’ differences. Xiao Ren (小人) reject differences and could not live with others in harmony."
"It is easy to work with Jun Zi (君子) but difficult to please them. If please them not in a proper way, they will not be happy. They employ others to assist their work. It is difficult to work with Xiao Ren (小人) but easy to please them. Even not in a proper way, they will be pleased. They employ others to take their blame."
子曰：「君子求諸己，小人求諸人。」
子曰：「君子喻於義，小人喻於利。」
子曰：「君子泰而不驕，小人驕而不泰。」
子曰：「君子和而不同，小人同而不和。」
子曰：「君子易事而難說也; 說之不以道，不說也; 及其使人也，器之;。小人難事而易說也; 說之雖不以道，說也; 及其使人也，求備焉。」
With love, Patrick