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What’s the next witticism if you don’t succeed?

If you don’t succeed, you will become a benevolent person.

There is no next sentence. It is a proverb from "The Analects of Confucius", which means that if you don't succeed, then you will be benevolent.

"Ren" means benevolence, and Confucius regarded "Ren" as the highest moral principle, moral standard and moral realm. "Being benevolent" means fulfilling one's will to be a "benevolent person".

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Famous sayings about "benevolence" in history

1. A benevolent person does not change his integrity based on prosperity and decline, and a righteous person does not change his heart based on survival. ——From "Three Kingdoms·Wei Zhi·He Yan Biography"

It means: A benevolent and righteous person will not change his integrity because of the rise and fall of the situation, and a person with lofty ideals will not change his ambition because of failure or success.

2. A benevolent person says that his heart loves others happily. ——From "Han Feizi·Jie Lao Pian"

It means: The so-called benevolence means that people love others happily from the bottom of their hearts.

3. Aspire to the Tao, base on virtue, rely on benevolence, and swim in art. ——From "The Analects"

It means: taking Tao as the ambition, virtue as the basis, benevolence as the basis, and operating within the scope of the six arts (ritual, music, etc.).