Lao Tzu Quote - Accomplish but do not boast, accomplish without show, accomplish without arrogance, accomplish without grabbing, accomplish without forcing.

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Accomplish but do not boast, accomplish without show, accomplish without arrogance, accomplish without grabbing, accomplish without forcing.

"Accomplish but do not boast, accomplish without show, accomplish without arrogance, accomplish without grabbing, accomplish without forcing."

— Lao Tzu

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Author: Lao Tzu
Category: Achievement
Tags: Achievement Arrogance Force

Meaning of this quote

The passage values completing what is necessary without using achievement to dominate others or enlarge the ego. In its chapter, restraint is connected with the limits of force and military power.

Key takeaway: Finish the necessary work without turning success into domination.

Origin of the quote

Tao Te Ching, Chapter 30, in Charles Muller's English translation. The post changes the contraction in the opening instruction.

Who actually said this?

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A translation comparison identifies Muller and reproduces the sequence. Credit the English translator as well as the text's traditional Laozi attribution; this is not ancient English wording.

Attributed author: Laozi (traditional attribution); A. Charles Muller (English translation)

Source: Mobilewords: Tao Teh Ching, Chapter 30, Muller translation