great virtue will cast a long shadow

great virtue will cast a long shadow

Moral: morality, virtue; thick: heavy; flow: influence; light: wide. If morality is high, the influence will be far-reaching.

It comes from the 15th year of the Duke of Fu in the biography of Guliang: "the seven temples of the emperor, the five princes, the three officials and the two scholars, so those who are virtuous will flow light, and those who are virtuous will flow low."

Idiom explanation

Moral: morality, virtue; thick: heavy; flow: influence; light: wide.

Idioms and allusions

It comes from the 15th year of the Duke of Fu in the biography of Guliang: "the seven temples of the emperor, the five princes, the three officials and the two scholars, so those who are virtuous will flow light, and those who are virtuous will flow low." He founded nine temples. (Han Yu, Tang Dynasty) he has made great contributions to helping the poor and the poor, and he is virtuous and prosperous. (Ji Liuqi's northern strategy of Ming Dynasty in Qing Dynasty)

Discrimination of words

Grammar: United; used as predicate; refers to the profound virtue, which benefits future generations