Jūnzǐ zhōu ér bù bǐ, xiǎorén bǐ ér bù zhōu, zhè shì 《Lúnyǔ》 de lǎohuà.
'The gentleman is inclusive not cliquey; the petty man is cliquey not inclusive' — an old saying from the Analects.
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From 《论语·为政》: 君子周而不比，小人比而不周 — the gentleman is universally fair, the petty man is partisan. A cornerstone Confucian teaching on character in relationships.
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周 here = 'universal, inclusive, impartial'; 比 here = 'to side with, to form a clique' (not the everyday 'compare'). Almost always quoted with the mirror clause 小人比而不周 to make the contrast visible.
