Small Excesses Hexagram: Minor Things Can Be Overdone, Major Ones Cannot — Keeping a Low Profile Never Hurts
The Hexagram of Preponderance of the Small (Xiao Guo) conveys the idea of "small excesses": minor oversteps are acceptable in trivial matters, but must be avoided in major affairs. Its line saying *"飞鸟遗之音，不宜上，宜下"* (A flying bird leaves a call: it is not fitting to soar high, but better to stay low) suggests that, like a bird, staying at a lower altitude is safer than flying too high.
November 2, 2026· 106 views