“When affirmation and negation came into being, Tao faded. After Tao faded, then came one-sided attachments. ”
“When men lost their understanding of the Tao, intelligence came along, bringing hypocrisy with it.”
“When the Great Tao (Way or Method) ceased to be observed, benevolence and righteousness came into vogue.”
“When the highest type of men hear Tao,They diligently practice it.When the average type of men hear Tao,They half believe in it.When the lowest type of men hear Tao,They laugh heartily at it.Without the laugh, there is no Tao”
“The Tao that can be told is not the eternal Tao.”
“Man takes his law from the Earth; the Earth takes its law from Heaven; Heaven takes it law from the Tao. The law of the Tao is its being what it is.”