Diligence is good, diligence is lazy, and success is destroyed by thinking.
A gentleman is cautious before he worries.
Think carefully and act diligently. -Tang Dynasty poet Bai Juyi
Birds should think twice before flying, and people should think twice before acting.
Being a good teacher is both beautiful and cautious.
Han Dong's book "Spring and Autumn Stories" Volume I
All major events begin with minor events. Regardless of minor events, major events are irreversible and the country is in danger.
Jing Zhen Guan politician and regime
Prosperity begets arrogance, while negligence begets disaster.
"Zhen Guan of Emperor Taizong in the 12th year of Zilu Jian 'an" suddenly: negligence. Wealth leads to arrogance and luxury, while negligence leads to disaster and turmoil.
Disasters often add up, but wisdom and courage are trapped in drowning.
Song Ouyang Xiu's Biography of Five Dynasties Shi Lingguan accumulated in subtlety: it accumulated in ignoring subtlety. Drowning: being trapped in something you are immersed in. Disasters are often caused by carelessness in trivial matters; Courage, knowledge and inaction are often caused by indulgence of will.