Think twice before you act from Gongye Chang, the Analects of Confucius. The complete sentence is "Think twice before you act". Wen Zi said: Again, it doesn't matter.

The Analects of Confucius was compiled by Confucius' disciples and disciples, and it was written in the early Warring States period. It mainly records the words and deeds of Confucius and his disciples, and reflects Confucius' thoughts more intensively. It is one of the classic works of Confucianism.

It is mainly based on quoting classics and supplemented by narration, which embodies Confucius' political opinions, ethical thoughts, moral concepts and educational principles.

It is called the Four Books with the University, the Doctrine of the Mean and Mencius, and the Four Books and Five Classics with the Book of Songs.