句子运用了 'while' 连接两个分句，形成鲜明的对比修辞，突出了 'adhering to the Way' 与 'satisfying desires' 在精神境界上的不同。
The gentleman navigates the world with virtue, thus worrying not about lacking status; the petty man navigates the world with power and profit, thus fearing loss and gaining, resorting to any means necessary (Hu Hong, Song Dynasty).
The gentleman judges people by their morality, while the petty man judges them by their power (Song Shui, Qing Dynasty).
The gentleman finds joy in adhering to the Way, while the petty man finds joy in satisfying desires (Book of Rites).
The gentleman focuses on the great and the distant, while the petty man focuses on the small and the immediate (Zuo Zhuan).
The gentleman possesses the capacity to tolerate others, while the petty man harbors a heart of jealousy.
The gentleman promotes others' virtues, while the petty man spreads others' vices (Wu Jing, Tang Dynasty).
The gentleman seeks from himself, while the petty man seeks from others (Analects).
The gentleman is comfortable but not arrogant, while the petty man is arrogant but not comfortable (Analects).
The gentleman uses talent for good, while the petty man uses talent for evil (Zizhi Tongjian).
When the gentleman gains power, he is like water; when the petty man gains power, he is like fire (Liu Xiang, Han Dynasty).
In leisure, the gentleman contemplates righteousness, while the petty man contemplates evil (Ruan Zi).
The gentleman is harmonious but not uniform, while the petty man is uniform but not harmonious (Analects).
The gentleman and the petty man are like ice and charcoal, incompatible; like sweet grass and stinking weeds, unable to coexist (Zhu Xi, Song Dynasty).
The aspirations of the gentleman and the petty man differ only in the distinction between public good and private gain (Zhu Xi, Song Dynasty).
君子以德行游世，因此不担忧没有地位；小人以势利游世，因此患得患失，无所不为（宋·胡宏）
君子以道德来衡量人的轻重，小人以权势来衡量人的轻重（清·宋缍）
君子乐于坚守正道，小人乐于满足私欲〈礼记〉
君子致力于了解重大而深远的事，小人致力于了解微小而眼前的事〈左传〉
君子有包容他人的胸怀，小人存有嫉妒之心
君子宣扬他人的善行，小人宣扬他人的恶行（唐·吴兢）
君子要求自己，小人要求别人〈论语〉
君子安泰而不骄傲，小人骄傲而不安泰〈论语〉
君子凭借才能行善，小人凭借才能作恶〈通鉴〉
君子得势时如水般平和，小人得势时如火般猛烈（汉·刘向）
君子闲暇时思考道义，小人闲暇时思考邪念〈阮子〉
君子和而不同，小人同而不和〈论语〉
君子与小人，如同冰炭不相容，薰莸不相入（宋·朱熹）
君子与小人的旨趣不同，仅在公私之间罢了（宋·朱熹）
"The best standard for measuring success is not how much money"
"A million can buy a house for comfort"
"I uphold fairness and integrity, always placing the collective interest above personal gain."
"True life value is not measured by fame or wealth one possesses"
"Everyone has a different definition of wealth."