说苑/非所言勿言，以避其患；非所為勿為，以避其危；非所取勿取，以避其詭；非所爭勿爭，以避其聲。

非所言勿言，以避其患；非所為勿為，以避其危；非所取勿取，以避其詭；非所爭勿爭，以避其聲。

Eric Henry

Do not say what should not be said, so as to avoid the disaster this will bring; do not do what should not be done, so as to avoid the peril this will cause; do not take what should not be taken, so as to avoid the blame that will result; do not strive for what should not be striven for, so as to avoid the ill fame that will follow.

明者視於冥冥，智者謀於未形，聰者聽於無聲；慮者戒於未成。

Eric Henry

The clear-eyed see things in the midst of darkness; the wise lay plans to deal with what has not yet appeared; the sharp-eared hear things when there is no sound; the far-sighted take precautions before difficulties come into being.

世之溷濁而我獨清，眾人皆醉而我獨醒。

Eric Henry

All the world is muddy, and I alone am pure; all men are drunk, and I alone am sober.

Eric Henry

The Insidiousness of Disaster and Good Fortune