为善不欲人知

為善不欲人知
wéishànbùyùrénzhī

Those who do good deeds, should not do so out of a desire for others to know about it.

Wiktionary

Entry Composition

1 为善 wéishàn to do good; to do good deeds
2 不 bù
  1. no; not so
  2. (bound form) not; un-
=3 欲 yù
  1. desire
  2. appetite
  3. passion
  4. lust
  5. greed
=3 欲 yù
  1. to wish for
  2. to desire
  3. variant of 欲 yù
4 人 rén person; people

classifiers: 個, 位
=5 知 zhī
  1. to know
  2. to be aware
=5 知 zhì
  1. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) Original form of 智 (zhì, “knowing, wisdom, intelligence”).
  2. Original form of 智 (zhì, “knowing, wisdom, intelligence”).