“She does not show herself, and therefore is apparent. She does not affirm herself, and therefore is acknowledged. She does not boast and therefore has merit. She does not strive and therefore is successful. It is exactly because she does not contend, that nobody can contend with her.”

“from self-boasting, and therefore his merit is acknowledged;”

“To speak little is natural. Therefore a gale does not blow a whole morning nor does a downpour last a whole day.”

“Therefore the sage, while he never does what is great, is able on that account to accomplish the greatest things.”

“Therefore a wise prince, marching the whole day, does not go far from his baggage waggons.”

“he who vaunts himself does not find his merit acknowledged;”

“The sage produces without possessing, acts without expectations, and accomplishes without abiding in her accomplishments. It is precisely because she does not abide in them that they never leave her.”