《老子·道经·第八章》
品性高洁的人，居处善于选择地方，心胸善于保持沉静而深不可测，待人善于真诚、友爱和无私，说话善于恪守信用，为政善于精简处理，能把国家治理好，处事能够善于发挥所长，行动善于把握时机。
居善地，心善渊，与善仁，言善信，政善治，事善能，动善时。
One of superior character chooses what is good and dwells in it; chooses tranquility and dwells in it; chooses what is right and dwells in it; chooses what is courteous and dwells in it; chooses what is faithful and dwells in it; chooses what is honest and dwells in it. His course is easy and natural. 