Disagreeable Graciousness

"A man on tiptoe cannot stand still. A man astride (his neighbour) cannot walk on. He who is self-displaying does not shine. He who is self-approving is not held in esteem. He who is self-praising has no merit. He who is self-exalting does not stand high. Such persons are in relation to Tau, as the refuse of food or as excrescences on the body to the creature; they are universally loathed. Therefore he who has Tau will not stay where they are."