Why did Confucius cultivate a gentleman with benevolence? What is the practical significance?

Confucius believes that "a gentleman is a metaphor for righteousness, and a villain is a metaphor for profit." Gentlemen and villains have different values. A gentleman should distinguish between right and wrong when doing things, and a villain should count his interests when doing things. Therefore, people with high morality only need to know the meaning, and people with poor quality can only move interests. A gentleman values morality, while a villain values interests. What Confucius said here is what he called Tao, which is benevolence. "A gentleman is Huai De, a villain is Huai Tu, a gentleman is pregnant with punishment, and a villain is Huai Li." Virtue still refers to benevolence, and a gentleman has virtue. A gentleman thinks about morality. His residence must be in the neighborhood where kind people live. Little people cherish soil, and soil is the right place. Little people only choose profitable places and think they will live. After settling down, he will be safe and will not migrate. These two sentences distinguish between a gentleman and a villain by choosing a residence. A gentleman is pregnant with punishment, and punishment is punishment. This is a classic law. A gentleman knows the law and fears it. The villain loves interests, and the trip of the villain only covets the immediate small interests. These two sentences distinguish between gentlemen and villains by action.

In principle, Confucius believes that "a gentleman is a metaphor for righteousness, and a villain is a metaphor for profit." Gentlemen and villains have different values. A gentleman should distinguish between right and wrong when doing things, and a villain should count his interests when doing things. Therefore, people with high morality only need to know the meaning, and people with poor quality can only move interests. A gentleman values morality, while a villain values interests. The righteousness that Confucius said here is what he called Tao, that is, benevolence. "A gentleman is Huai De, a villain is Huai Tu, a gentleman is pregnant with punishment, and a villain is Huai Li." Virtue still refers to benevolence, and a gentleman has virtue. A gentleman thinks about morality. His residence must be in the neighborhood where kind people live. Little people cherish soil, and soil is the right place. Little people only choose profitable places and think they will live. After settling down, he will be safe and will not migrate. These two sentences distinguish between a gentleman and a villain by choosing a residence. A gentleman is pregnant with punishment, and punishment is punishment. This is a classic law. A gentleman knows the law and fears it. The villain loves interests, and the trip of the villain only covets the immediate small interests. These two sentences distinguish between gentlemen and villains by action.