This attitude of being, as Confucious said "unwilling to comment on something which is not one's own concern," a deliberate downplaying of strength externally, allowed him to win much praise and respect.
他這種「不在其位，不謀其政」的處事態度，刻意收斂強勢的外顯形象，使他贏得許多讚揚與尊重。