A person who is too rigid is vulnerable to setbacks, too smart is vulnerable to injuries, too prominent is vulnerable to humiliation, and too affectionate is generally difficult to last.
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Gan Long said with a smile, "You always have too high a vision, and you are a person who has not taken it seriously so far. This treasure jade will be given to the right person in the future as a token of love. " Jade is crystal clear, emitting a faint soft light in the moonlight. Chen Jialuo thanked, took it, and the tentacles were warm. It turned out to be an extremely precious and moist jade. On the jade, there are four lines of fine seal engraving embedded with gold thread: "Love is too deep to live, and strength is humiliating. Modest gentleman, gentle as jade. " Gan Long said with a smile, "If I hadn't known you were an open-minded person, I wouldn't have given you this jade, let alone given it to the right person." Although these four inscriptions look unlucky, they contain truth.
It is generally believed that this kind word has a source. In fact, it first came from the novel "Book and Sword", and there is no other earlier source. There are two similar sentences in ancient Chinese, namely:
There is a saying in Guo Fengqin Feng Xiao Rong that "a gentleman is as gentle as jade"
There is a "modest gentleman" in the fifteenth hexagram of the Book of Changes.
Generally speaking, a gentleman should be gentle and calm as jade, subtle and firm, unobtrusive and show his value.
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