One on tip-toe cannot stand
One astride cannot walk
One who displays himself does not shine
One who justifies himself has no glory
One who boasts of his own ability has no merit
One who parades his own success will not endure
In Tao these things are called "unwanted food and extraneous growths"
Which are loathed by all things
Hence, a man of Tao does not set his heart upon them
One astride cannot walk
One who displays himself does not shine
One who justifies himself has no glory
One who boasts of his own ability has no merit
One who parades his own success will not endure
In Tao these things are called "unwanted food and extraneous growths"
Which are loathed by all things
Hence, a man of Tao does not set his heart upon them