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Therefore the sage holds in his embrace the one thing of humility, and manifests it to all the world. He is free from self-display, and therefore he shines; from self-assertion, and therefore he is distinguished; from self-boasting, and therefore his merit is acknowledged; from self-complacency, and therefore he acquires superiority. It is because he is thus free from striving that therefore no one in the world is able to strive with him.
Source Tao Te King, chapter 22 · 📖 Read the full passage
✨ To meditate on today
According to Lao-tzu, the holy man, that is, the sage, does not put himself forward, does not boast and does not strive: that is precisely why he shines and why no one strives against him. Today, when you have done something well, let others notice it or not, without pointing it out yourself.
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