To be a human being, one must grasp
(grade=30) A person should have a good sense of proportion: Too much honesty, and it becomes pedantry; Too much cleverness, and it becomes tact; Too much bravery, and it becomes reckless; Too much restraint, and it becomes dull; Too much alms, and it becomes beggar; Too much greed, and it becomes corruption; Too much persistence, and it lacks perspective; Too much kindness, and it becomes weakness; Too much tyranny, and it becomes overbearing; If you overdo it, you'll end up in a dead end. (/grade)
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One should maintain proper limits in life: If honesty goes too far, it becomes pedantry; if cleverness goes too far, it becomes slickness; if courage goes too far, it becomes recklessness; if prudence goes too far, it becomes stiffness; if generosity goes too far, it becomes begging; if greed goes too far, it becomes corruption; if persistence goes too far, it lacks insight; if kindness goes too far, it becomes weakness; if arrogance goes too far, it becomes tyranny; if work goes too far, it leads to a dead end.
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