《史记·十表·建元以来侯者年表》
然而看他们用来保全功业的举动，又都不谦虚谨慎，全是骄傲自满，争权夺利，喜欢宣扬自己的名声，只知前进，不知应该留有退路，最终都因犯罪被杀，封国随之灭绝。
观其持满守成之道，皆不谦让，骄蹇争权，喜扬声誉，知进不知退，终以杀身灭国。
But if you look at their measures for preserving their achievements, none of them were humble or careful but rather arrogant and complacent, contended for power and profit, liked to spread their reputation, only knew how to advance, and did not know how to leave a path of retreat. In the end, they were all killed for their crimes, and their fiefdoms were abolished.
<s>[INST] Identify the key themes in this Classical Chinese text and explain them in English: 观其持满守成之道，皆不谦让，骄蹇争权，喜扬声誉，知进不知退，终以杀身灭国。 [/INST] But if you look at their measures for preserving their achievements, none of them were humble or careful but rather arrogant and complacent, contended for power and profit, liked to spread their reputation, only knew how to advance, and did not know how to leave a path of retreat. In the end, they were all killed for their crimes, and their fiefdoms were abolished.</s>
Identify the key themes in this Classical Chinese text and explain them in English: 观其持满守成之道，皆不谦让，骄蹇争权，喜扬声誉，知进不知退，终以杀身灭国。
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But if you look at their measures for preserving their achievements, none of them were humble or careful but rather arrogant and complacent, contended for power and profit, liked to spread their reputation, only knew how to advance, and did not know how to leave a path of retreat. In the end, they were all killed for their crimes, and their fiefdoms were abolished.
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