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Hexagram 15 of 64
谦 · Modesty
Upper Trigram
Earth
Lower Trigram
Mountain
Description
True humility. The mountain rests beneath the earth; greatness that does not display itself.
The Judgment
Modesty creates success. The superior person carries things through.
The Image
Within the earth, a mountain. Thus the superior person reduces that which is too much and augments that which is too little.