Preponderance of the Small

The Judgment

小過，亨，利貞。可小事，不可大事。

Preponderance of the Small. Success. Perseverance furthers. Small things may be done; great things should not be done.

The Image

山上有雷，小過；君子以行過乎恭，喪過乎哀，用過乎儉。

Thunder on the mountain: the image of Preponderance of the Small. Thus the superior person is exceedingly punctilious in conduct.

In one line

Keep it small and careful; this is not a season for grand moves.

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