子zǐ曰yuē，君jūn子zǐ怀huái德dé，小xiǎo人rén怀huái土tǔ，君jūn子zǐ怀huái刑xíng，小xiǎo人rén怀huái惠huì。

Modern Chinese Guide

孔子说：君子心里念着的是道德，小人心里念着的是田产乡土；君子心里念着的是法度，小人心里念着的是私利实惠。

James Legge Translation

The Master said, "The superior man thinks of virtue; the small man thinks of comfort. The superior man thinks of the sanctions of law; the small man thinks of favours which he may receive."

Source: James Legge, public domain, 1893.

Notes

底本：Wikisource 整理的 James Legge《The Chinese Classics》公版中英文本（1893–1895）。
简体化：原文由繁体转为简体（OpenCC），与公版英译逐句对应。

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