Vaisesika Sūtra 1.2.9

गुणकर्मसु भावान्न कर्म न गुणः ॥९॥

guṇakarmasu bhāvānna karma na guṇaḥ ॥9॥

[गुण कर्मसु भावान् न कर्म न गुणः॥
guṇa = qualities; karmasu = in, actions; bhāvān = is becoming; na karma = without action; na guṇaḥ = no qualities;॥]

By the actions of qualities we see becoming. Without action, qualities do not express themselves.