禪林寶訓 2.49

2.49

佛眼遠和尚曰。蒞眾之容必肅於閒暇之日。對賓之語當嚴於私昵之時。林下人發言用事舉措施為。先須籌慮然後行之。勿倉卒暴用。或自不能予決。應須諮詢耆舊。博問先賢以廣見聞。補其未能燭其未曉。豈可虛作氣勢專逞貢高自彰其醜。苟一行失之于前。雖百善不可得而掩於後矣（與真牧書）。

Reverend Foyan Yuan said: "The bearing with which one oversees the assembly must be solemn even on days of leisure; the words with which one addresses guests must be strict even during private intimacies. When people of the groves utter words, handle affairs, initiate actions, or execute deeds, they must first deliberate and reflect, and only then carry them out; do not act in haste and violence. If one cannot make a decision oneself, one should consult the elders and widely inquire of worthy forebears to broaden one's knowledge and hearing, supplying what one cannot yet do and illuminating what one does not yet understand. How could one falsely make a show of force, exclusively indulge in haughtiness, and manifest one's own ugliness? If a single action goes amiss before, even a hundred good deeds cannot cover it up afterward." (Yu Zhenmu Shu)