From the Warring States Policy by Zhao Ce. The sage thinks that if you get it for no reason, it will definitely bring disaster.

Forgiving others is a blessing, cheating others is a curse.

Forgiving others is a blessing, bullying others is a curse.

3. Those who fall short of success, those who fall short of fame, those who fall short of fame, have fun with the people, and are fortunate to be worth it.

From Li Yuanzheng. When the salary exceeds the credit, it should be reduced. If his reputation exceeds the actual situation, he should be weakened. The actual situation should be consistent with the birthright, and blessings will not come for no reason.

An old frontiersman loses his horse—a blessing in disguise.

From Huainanzi manpower training. Things in the world can be transformed under certain conditions, bad things can be turned into good things, and good things can also be turned into bad things.

5. misfortune is a blessing; Happiness lies in misfortune.

From chapter 58 of Tao Te Ching. Happiness lies in disaster, and disaster is hidden in happiness.

6. Disaster is greater than dissatisfaction; Blame is greater than desire. So contentment is often enough.

From Chapter 46 of Tao Te Ching. Nothing is more harmful than dissatisfaction. Nothing is more wrong than greed. So, if you know when to be satisfied, you will always be happy.

7. Being blessed is better than never being hurt.

From Xunzi's Persuasion. Nothing is happier than the absence of disaster.

8. Happiness comes from vagueness, while misfortune comes from complacency.

From Liu Xiang's "Shuo Wen Jie Zi jing yuan Shen" in Han Dynasty. Happiness will come when people are down and out. And disaster will always come when people are full of ambitions.

9. A gentleman can be good, not a blessing; Can't bear to do something wrong, failure will avoid its disaster.

From Chengxun Huainan, Miao Zi. A gentleman can do good things, but he is not necessarily happy because of it. Although I can't bear to do bad things, I may not be able to avoid disaster.

10. It is harmless for people to win me over, and there is no resentment; Winning is not my blessing, for fear of accidents.

It's from Small Window. There is no harm in others being better than me, so that he won't hold a grudge against me. I am better than others, and I may not be blessed, because I may encounter unpredictable disasters.