. If you act prudently, you can strengthen your ambition, and if you speak prudently, you can admire your virtue. - "Hu Hong Zhiyan·King Wen" by Hu Hong of the Song Dynasty
Being prudent can strengthen yourself. Only by raising your ambitions and being cautious in your speech can you improve your moral character.
2. The partition wall must have ears, so there is no one outside the window. ——Yuan·Anonymous "Raising Cases and Qi Mei San".
Be careful of someone eavesdropping through the wall, and be careful when moving outside the window that someone may be peeking. This sentence teaches people to be cautious in what they say and do, and not to be careless in everything.
3. Therefore, no sound is too small to be heard, no action is invisible but not visible. ——"Xunzi Encouraging Learning".
No matter how quiet your voice is, it will never go unheard. No matter how secret the action is, it will be known. This sentence means that people should be careful in their words and deeds.
4. I am used to drinking water and talking with my mouth. ——Liu Jiangchuan "Old Man Says: Old Sayings That Will Benefit You for a Lifelong Life"
During the Northern Dynasties, He Ruoden was killed because he talked too much. Before he died, he pricked his tongue to bleed, and he warned him His son He Ruobi must be careful in his words and deeds.
5. The best thing is good, but there must be something bad at the bottom. ——"Book of Rites·Zhenyi No. 33"
If the monarch likes something, the following subjects will definitely like it more than this. It shows that the monarch should be careful in his words and deeds and set an example.
15 famous aphorisms about being cautious in words and deeds
6. Perfection can be praised, but good can never be contained. ——Meng Jiao's poem "Tou Zhizhi" of the Tang Dynasty.
Although perfection is praiseworthy, small kindness should not be blocked or rejected.
7. When a long embankment breaks an ant nest, a gentleman should be careful about his actions. ——"Chapter Two from the Right of the Book Seat"
Thousands of miles long embankment often collapses due to ants making holes there. Therefore, a gentleman should act cautiously and take precautions.
8. The partition wall must have ears. Is there no one outside the window? ——Anonymous "Raising Cases and Qi Mei San".
This sentence means that every move of a person is in the sight of others, so one should be cautious in words and deeds.
9. No matter whether you are rich or poor, you can’t ask for it. Be upright and walk on the road in time for the right time. Be respectful and cautious, and think about the appointment. ——Ban Zhao's "Ode to the Eastern Expedition".
Wealth and poverty in this world cannot be forced. You must keep yourself clean, stick to the right path, be dedicated and prudent and never slack off, so as to wait for the opportunity.
10. The rain cannot fall from the sky, and the water cannot be collected again. ——Li Bai's poem "Concubine has a bad fate" in the Tang Dynasty.
The rain that falls from the sky cannot return to the sky. Once the water is spilled, it cannot be taken back. This sentence is often used to remind people to be cautious in their words and deeds.
15 famous aphorisms about being cautious in words and deeds
11. Only a cautious person can achieve great success, so the person who established the Han Dynasty must be the Marquis of Wu. ——"The Secret of Small Window".
Only those who are cautious in their words and deeds can achieve great achievements and revive the Han Dynasty. It must be like Kong Ming.
12. Before you act, you must think three times, and before you speak, you must think twice. ——"Celin Yi" by Bai Juyi of the Tang Dynasty
Be cautious in speaking and acting, and think carefully before speaking and doing.
13. Words must have substance, and actions must have style. - "Book of Rites·Zhenyi"
Speeches must have substance, and actions must embody character and principles.
14. Words must be feasible, and then spoken; deeds must be spoken, and then acted upon. - Han Jia Yi's "New Book·Da Zheng Shang"
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