An idea from The Doctrine of the Mean

Such a person gives no rewards and shows no anger, yet people turn toward the good. Loud display is the weakest way to change anyone. “The doings of the supreme Heaven have neither sound nor smell.” Virtue at its height works the same way.

From The Doctrine of the Mean by Zisi

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