Rén dào wú qiú, pǐn zì gāo.

人到無求, 品自高。

Lit [If one] arrives [at a point where s/he] has nothing to ask for [from others, one's moral] character [will] naturally be higher.

Note [Note: pǐndé, “moral character.”]

Topics CHARACTER DETACHMENT MORALITY MORALITY pǐndé