Dao De Jing

81. The Sage

Honest people use no rhetoric;

Rhetoric is not honesty.

Enlightened people are not cultured;

Culture is not enlightenment.

Content people are not rich;

Riches are not contentment.

So the sage does not serve himself;

The more he does for others, the more he is satisfied;

The more he gives, the more he receives.

Nature flourishes at the expense of no one;

So the sage benefits all men and contends with none.