125. 欲速则不达。
More haste, less speed.
126. 言必信，行必果，硁硁然小人哉！
Those who are true to every word and stoutly seek a result in every action are rigid petty fellows.
（孟子也认为，大人物说话如果不符合公义，可以不算数。《孟子》8.11）
127. 君子和而不同，小人同而不和。
The superior men harmonize without demanding conformity; the base men demand conformity but do not harmonize.
128. 君子易事而难说也。说之不以道，不说也。（说 = 悦，取悦）
A man of virtue is easy to serve but hard to please. If you try to please him in a crooked way, he will not be pleased.
129. 君子泰而不骄，小人骄而不泰。13.26
A superior man is poised but not arrogant, while a base man is arrogant but not poised.
130. 以不教民战，是谓弃之。（不教 = 未经训练的）
To send untrained people to war is to send them to grave.
131. 士而怀居，不足以为士矣。2（怀居 = 留恋安逸的生活）
A scholar who indulges in domestic comfort cannot be counted as a worthy scholar.
132. 邦有道，危言危行；邦无道，危行言孙。（孙 = 逊，低调）
When good government prevails in a state, be upright in speech and upright in action. When bad government prevails in a state, be upright in action but cautious in speech.
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