道高益安，势高益危 in English dao4 gao1 yi4 an1 , shi4 gao1 yi4 wei1 Meaning

Meanings

  • More moral strength increases one's safety, more power and influence increases one's danger (idiomatic expression, 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).

Simplified Characters

道 高 益 安 ， 势 高 益 危

Traditional Characters

道 高 益 安 ， 勢 高 益 危

Pinyin

dao4 gao1 yi4 an1 , shi4 gao1 yi4 wei1

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

道dao4road 高gao1surname Gao 益yi4surname Yi 安an1surname An ， 势shi4power 高gao1surname Gao 益yi4surname Yi 危wei1surname Wei