If you let compliments inflate your ego and feedback shatter it (闻过怒，闻誉乐)

Chapter 5: Integrity & Authentic Communication (信)

DZG-110•Chapter 5: Integrity & Authentic Communication

闻过怒，闻誉乐

— Wén Guò Nù, Wén Yù Lè

Modern Translation & Meaning

"If you let compliments inflate your ego and feedback shatter it, you become a puppet controlled by the opinions of others."

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