句子通过“through shared ideals”与“not shared interests”的对比，清晰地区分了两种不同层次的社交动机。
The righteous spirit of a gentleman is vast beyond measure, while the self-satisfied spirit of a petty person is small beyond measure (Ming Xue Xuan).
A gentleman's heart may seem small in outward appearance, but his capacity embraces the world (Qing Jin Ying).
In a gentleman's conduct, tranquility cultivates the self, and frugality nurtures virtue. Without serenity, one cannot clarify aspirations; without tranquility, one cannot reach far (Three Kingdoms Zhuge Liang).
If a gentleman aims for the distant, he must be willing to wait; if he seeks to achieve the great, he must be able to endure (Song Su Shi).
If a gentleman lacks gravity, he lacks dignity (Analects).
A gentleman worries about lifelong concerns, but has no worries about immediate calamities (Mencius).
A gentleman's capacity is boundless; his heart can swallow the flow of a hundred rivers (Tang Meng Jiao).
A gentleman is not afraid when disaster comes, nor does he rejoice when fortune arrives (Records of the Grand Historian).
A gentleman must not neglect concern for body and mind, nor indulge in the pleasures of wind and moon (Ming Hong Zicheng).
A gentleman may not stand out in trivial matters, but his talent is sufficient to bear great responsibilities; a petty person may have a narrow capacity, but he is not without some redeeming qualities (Song Zhu Xi).
Gentlemen befriend each other through shared ideals, while petty people befriend each other through shared interests (Song Ouyang Xiu).
A gentleman is steadfast like a mountain; a petty person quarrels over trivial details (Tang Meng Jiao).
A gentleman pursues profit by benefiting others; a petty person pursues profit by benefiting himself (Ming Fang Xiaohu).
The friendship of gentlemen is as pale as water; the friendship of petty people is sweet as honey. Gentlemen are close because of their detachment; petty people break ties because of their sweetness (Zhuangzi).
君子浩然之气，不胜其大，小人自满之气，不胜其小（明薛萱）
君子之心不胜其小，而气量涵益一世（清金缨）
君子之行，静以修身，俭以养德，非澹泊无以明志，非宁静无以致远（三国诸葛亮）
君子之所取者远，则必有所待；所就者大，则必有所忍（宋苏轼）
君子不重则不威〈论语〉
君子有终生之忧，无一朝之患也〈孟子〉
君子量不极，胸吞百川流（唐孟郊）
君子祸至不惧，福至不喜〈史记〉
君子不可不抱身心之忧，亦不可不耽风月之趣（明洪自诚）
君子于细事未必可观，而才能足以任重；小人虽器量浅狭，而未必无一长可取（宋朱熹）
君子与君子以同道为朋，小人与小人同利为朋（宋欧阳修）
君子山岳定，小人丝毫争（唐孟郊）
君子之为利，利人；小人之为利，利已（明方孝孺）
君子之交淡如水，小人交甘若醴。君子淡以亲，小人甘以绝〈庄子〉