
 
When a 
wise person hears Tao,
 he practices it diligently. When an 
average person hears Tao, he practices it 
sometimes, and just as often ignores it. 
When an inferior person hears Tao,
 he roars with laughter. 
If he didn’t laugh, 
it wouldn’t be 
Tao. 
 
Thus 
the age old sayings: 
The way to illumination appears dark. 
The way that advances appears to retreat. 
The way that is easy appears to be hard. 
The highest virtue appears empty. 
The purest goodness appears soiled. 
The most profound creativity appears fallow. 
The strongest power appears weak. 
The most genuine seems unreal. 
The greatest space has no corners. 
The largest talent matures slowly. 
The highest voice can’t be heard. 
The most luminous image 
can’t be seen. 
 
Tao is hidden
 and has no name. 
Tao alone nourishes 
and  fulfills all 
things. 
 
Tao te Ching of Lao Tzu, 
Chapter 41
 
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