![]() Without standards, no boundaries are set.įrom the works of Mencius and his students (《孟子 无规矩不成方圆。(Wú guīju bù chéng fāngyuán / 'no standards not become perimeter') As distance tests a horse's strength, time reveals a person's character.įrom the anonymous work "Fight Gratitude" (《争报恩》) of the Yuan Dynasty (1279–1368), when Mongol horsemen ruled China, this saying tells us that a long period of testing is needed to understand someone's nature and capabilities.Ĥ. 路遥知马力,日久见人心。(Lùyáo zhī mǎlì, rìjiǔ jiàn rénxīn / 'road distant know horse strength, days old see man heart') 颜渊》), it means a word spoken can never be taken back, or a promise must be kept.ģ.A team of horses will struggle to chase down a spoken word.įrom "The Analects of Yan Yuan" (《论语 一言既出,驷马难追。(Yìyán jì chū, sìmǎ nán zhuī / 'a word already produced, team-of-4-horses difficult chase') ![]() From Lu Xun's "Hot Wind" (鲁迅《热风题记》), it's like, "Actions speak louder than words."Ģ. ![]()
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