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• A spring wells up at the foot of the mountain: The image of Youth.
  Thus the superior man fosters his character By thoroughness in all that he does....
• At the foot of the mountain, the lake: The image of Decrease.
  Thus the superior man controls his anger And restrains his instincts....
• At the foot of the mountain, thunder: The image of Providing Nourishment.
  Thus the superior man is careful of his words And temperate in eating and drinking....
• A lake on the mountain: The image of Influence. Thus the superior man encourages people to approach him By his readiness to receive them.
• There is no water in the lake: The image of Exhaustion.
  Thus the superior man stakes his life On following his will....
• Thunder repeated: the image of Shock. Thus in fear and trembling The superior man sets his life in order And examines himself.
• The sun rises over the earth: The image of Progress.
  Thus the superior man himself Brightens his bright virtue...
• Thunder on the mountain: The image of Preponderance of the Small.
  Thus in his conduct the superior man gives preponderance to reverence....