量力

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量力

1. to estimate one's own strength or ability (and act accordingly)

   • 量力而動，其過鮮矣。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
     量力而动，其过鲜矣。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

     From: Commentary of Zuo, c. 4^th century BCE, translation from Zuozhuan: Commentary on the "Spring and Autumn Annals" (2017), by Stephen Durrant, Wai-yee Li and David Schaberg

     Liànglì ér dòng, qí guò xiǎn yǐ. [Pinyin]

     If one weighs one’s strength and then acts, one’s errors will be few.