The Supreme Principle: To Go Beyond is as Wrong as to Fall Short

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Confucius declared: “To go beyond the mark is as bad as to fall short.”

To go beyond is as wrong as to fall short.

过犹不及。

Source: The Analects, Xian Jin XI, Chapter 16

Author: Confucius

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