"The Sage expects no recognition for what..." - Quote by Lao Tzu
The Sage expects no recognition for what he does; he achieves merit but does not take it to himself; he does not wish to display his worth.
More by Lao Tzu
“Stillness is the ruler of haste.”
“Nothing in the world is as soft and yielding as water. Yet for dissolving the hard and inflexible, nothing can surpass it. The soft overcomes the hard; the gentle overcomes the rigid. Everyone knows this is true, but few can put it into practice. Therefore the Master remains serene in the midst of sorrow. Evil cannot enter his heart. Because he has given up helping, he is people's greatest help. True words seem paradoxical.”
“Truly, only those who see illness as illness can avoid illness.”
More on Humility
“I am grateful for the blessings of wealth, but it hasn't changed who I am. My feet are still on the ground. I'm just wearing better shoes.”
“He that fancies such a sufficiency in himself that he can live without all the world is greatly mistaken; but he that imagines himself so necessary that other people cannot live without him is a great deal more mistaken.”
“Ego & Hype have no place in business.”
More on Selflessness
“Let us develop a kind of dangerous unselfishness.”
“The leader is a teacher who succeeds without taking credit. And, because credit is not taken, credit is received.”
“In the moral sphere, every act of justice or charity involves putting ourselves in the other person's place and thus transcending our own competitive particularity.”