The ultimate act of goodness is doing something noble when no one is watching. Such kind works done in shadows do not cry for attention, for reward. And this timeless Thai saying invokes a religious image as it refers to the act of pasting gold leaf onto the back of a Buddha statue. The literal meaning of the proverb is actually a practice in Thai culture as people offer gold leaf to Buddha but instead of keeping it in front of him, they paste it at the back -- signifying something done without any expectation.
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