Tao Te Ching - 38 quote

A master does not try to be good,

so he truly is good;

An ordinary man tries to be good,

so he fails to be good.

A master does not overdo (Wu wei),

nothing is left undone;

An ordinary man tries to overdo,

so much more needs to be done.

Translated by Chiyan Wang

Edited by N&R W.