Jūnzǐ fáng wèirán, bù chù xiányí jiān.

君子防未然, 不處嫌疑間。

Lit [A] gentleman guards against the unforeseen, [and does] not put [himself] under suspicion.

Fig A wise man is cautious and avoids the appearance of wrong-doing.

Note [Cf. the Han dynasty yuèfǔ (song poem) “Jūnzǐ Xíng”; see also fáng huàn yú wèirán above and the preceding entry.]

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