Tao Te Ching 77 (Teaching 2)

The Master can keep giving because there is no end to her wealth. She acts without expectation, succeeds without taking credit, and doesn’t think that she is better than anyone else.
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The ability to give is infinite in those whose wealth is infinite. Recall that in the economy of the Tao Te Ching the three great treasures are simplicity, patience and compassion. It’s easy to see how drawing from a bottomless well that contains those living waters can go on forever.

Such wealth is amassed by following the simple, if not easy, guidance to act without expectation, succeed without taking credit and never think that we’re better than another. The effort expended in making expectations, taking credit and comparing ourselves to others drains our treasury.