《易传·文言传·乾文言》
君子以养成自身的品德作为行为的目的，每天应该落实在行动上。 潜 的意义在于，隐伏而不显露，当自身修养尚未达到成熟的程度，所以君子不能有所作为。
君子以成德为行，日可见之行也。 潜 之为言也，隐而未见，行而未成，是以君子弗用也。
Gentlemen take self-cultivation as the purpose of their behavior, which should be implemented in action every day. The meaning of "qian" lies in its latentness and invisibility. Since self-cultivation has not yet reached maturity, gentlemen could not make any achievements. 