Modesty
Judgment
— I Ching · classical
亨，君子有终。
Modesty creates success. The superior person carries things through.
Image
— Great Image
地中有山，谦，君子以裒多益寡，称物平施。
Within the earth, a mountain: the image of modesty. Thus the superior person reduces what is too much and augments what is too little, weighing things and making them equal.
Six Lines
— Bottom to top
Modern Readings
— Interdisciplinary
Career & Management
The safest brand-and-PR strategy at any scale: keep a low public posture; internally, reward 'high-achievement, low-visibility' employees.
Psychology & Cognition
'The lowest valley becomes the sea; the humblest person becomes the ruler.' A low posture absorbs more information, lowers opposition, deepens depth.
Decision Guidance
Modesty is not weakness; when discipline is required, apply force. But always begin from the lower position.
Western Parallels
— Cross-cultural
Lao Tzu's 'the highest good is like water — it benefits all and seeks the lowest places'; Jim Collins' 'Level 5 leadership' (humility + fierce will); Christian humility traditions; Charlie Munger's 'invert, always invert' applied to status games.
· English renderings and modern readings are original editorial writing, cross-checked against public-domain and classical commentary lineages.
· Anygua does not predict, score, schedule, ward, or recommend rituals.
· Modern inputs are reproducible; traditional casts can be audited line by line from the stored coin/yarrow trace.