There is always danger in circumstances of abundance. The inferior man pushes forward through excessive ambition, thereby losing touch with men of talent and virtue in positions below him.
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The kind man discovers it and calls it kind. The wise man discovers it and calls it wise. The people use it day by day and are not aware of it, for the way of the superior man is rare.I Ching
When things are going well it is all too easy to become overconfident and not give proper attention to one's duties. If this tendency is recognized early it may be corrected and no harm will be done.
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Use no medicine in an illness Incurred through no fault of your own. It will pass of itself.
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Punishment should not be meted out in anger. It must fulfill the purpose of preventing unreasonable excesses by others.
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The way of heaven is to diminish the prosperous and Augment the needy. The superior man gains without boasting.
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Bit by bit the man achieves success. This should be valued but not pushed too far. When the moon is full, waning is inevitable. Quiescence is in order.
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