2. 夫物速成则疾亡，晚就则善终。朝华之草，夕而零落；松柏之茂，隆寒不衰。是以大雅君子恶速成。（卷二十六 魏志下）
【白话】大凡事物发展过快则衰亡也快，缓慢稳定的发展则容易有圆满的成果。早晨开花的草，到了傍晚就凋落了；茂盛的松柏，即使在非常寒冷的冬天也不会枯萎。所以，德高才大的君子忌讳速成。
Ingeneral, anything that develops too fast will fall apart just as quickly, whereas a slow and steady development is more assured of yielding favorable results. Plants that unravel into full bloom in early morning may wither and fall by the evening, but the slow-growing pine trees will not wither even in the extreme winter cold. Hence, a superior person4 does not hasten to achieve results. (Scroll 26: Wei Zhi, Vol. 2)
