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道高益安，势高益危
dàogāoyìān,shìgāoyìwēi
Traditional: 道高益安，勢高益危
More moral strength increases one's safety, more power and influence increases one's danger (idiom, from Records of the Historian [[史記|史记]]). cf Unlimited power is apt to corrupt the minds of those who possess it (William Pitt the Elder, 1770).
Character Breakdown
道
dào
method, way; path, road
HSK 2
高
gāo
tall, lofty; high, elevated
HSK 1
益
yì
to profit, to benefit; advantage
HSK 5
安
ān
peaceful, tranquil, quiet
HSK 3
势
shì
power, force; tendency, attitude
HSK 5
高
gāo
tall, lofty; high, elevated
HSK 1
益
yì
to profit, to benefit; advantage
HSK 5
危
wēi
dangerous, precarious; high
HSK 4
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