As a horse after a race, and a hunting dog when he hath hunted, and a bee when she hath made her honey, look not for applause and commendation; so neither doth that man that rightly doth understand his own nature when he hath done a good turn: but from one doth proceed to do another, even as the vine after she hath once borne fruit in her own proper season, is ready for another time.

正如马跑完比赛、猎犬完成狩猎、蜜蜂酿成蜂蜜，都不求掌声和赞美；真正理解自身天性的人行善之后也一样，只是从一件善事走向另一件，如同葡萄藤在当季结果后，又为下一季做好准备。