(Those who) possessed in highest degree the attributes (of the
Tao)
Categories:
PART II.
Books:
THE TAO AND ITS CHARACTERISTICS
(Those who) possessed in highest degree the attributes (of the
Tao) did not (seek) to show them, and therefore they possessed them
(in fullest measure) (Those who) possessed in a lower degree those
attributes (sought how) not to lose them, and therefore they did not
possess them (in fullest measure)