What is the original Chinese?

君子坦蕩蕩，小人長戚戚。. Translated from the original Chinese by Spartan Surfers.

君子坦蕩蕩，小人長戚戚

The noble mind is calm and wide. The petty mind is always anxious.

Confucius, Analects 7.36

What it means

A person with nothing to hide and nothing to grab can rest easy. Pettiness keeps you worried, counting slights and guarding small gains. Widen your concerns and your mind settles.

The source

"The noble mind is calm and wide. The petty mind is always anxious." Confucius said it in Analects 7.36. Translated from the original Chinese by Spartan Surfers.

"君子坦蕩蕩，小人長戚戚。"

Original Chinese, Analects 7.36. Text read at zh.wikisource.org.

Who said it

Confucius (551-479 BC). Teacher from the state of Lu whose conversations, collected by his students as the Analects, shaped two thousand years of Chinese ethics. He taught that character is built through learning, ritual and honest self-examination.

Questions

What does "The noble mind is calm and wide. The petty mind is always anxious." mean?: A person with nothing to hide and nothing to grab can rest easy. Pettiness keeps you worried, counting slights and guarding small gains. Widen your concerns and your mind settles.
Who said "The noble mind is calm and wide. The petty mind is always anxious."?: Confucius (551-479 BC). Source: Analects 7.36.
What is the original Chinese?: 君子坦蕩蕩，小人長戚戚。. Translated from the original Chinese by Spartan Surfers.
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