“The great Tao (or way) is very level and easy; but people love the by-ways.”

“When the Great Tao (Way or Method) ceased to be observed, benevolence and righteousness came into vogue.”

“Hence (its way) is near to (that of) the Tao.”

“The way is easy stay on the path.”

“The Tao that can be told is not the eternal Tao.”

“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”

“In harmony with the Tao,the sky is clear and spacious,the earth is solid and full,all creatures flourish together,content with the way they are,endlessly repeating themselves,endlessly renewed.when man interferes with the Taothe sky becomes filthy,the earth becomes depleted,the equilibrium crumbles,creatures become extinct.”