滿招損，謙受益

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Chinese

 
to fill; to fulfil; filled
to fill; to fulfil; filled; packed; Manchurian
 to lead to failure modest to benefit; to profit
trad. (滿招損，謙受益) 滿 招損 ， 謙 受益
simp. (满招损，谦受益) 满 招损 ， 谦 受益

Etymology

惟德動天，無遠弗屆，滿招損，謙受益，時乃天道。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
惟德动天，无远弗届，满招损，谦受益，时乃天道。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
From: The Book of Documents, circa 4th – 3rd century BCE
Wéi dé dòng tiān, wú yuǎn fú jiè, mǎn zhāosǔn, qiān shòuyì, shí nǎi tiāndào.
It is virtue that moves Heaven; there is no distance to which it does not reach. Pride brings loss, and humility receives increase - this is the way of Heaven.

Pronunciation

Proverb

滿招損，謙受益

  1. A conceited person receives failure, whereas a modest person receives benefits; pride comes before a fall
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