• Whether the gentleman is capable or not, he is loved all the same; conversely the petty man is loathed all the same.

    Xunzi: Whether the gentleman is capable or not, he is loved all the same; conversely the petty man is loathed all the same.
    Xunzi, John Knoblock (1988). “Xunzi: A Translation and Study of the Complete Works”, p.174, Stanford University Press