“When men lost their understanding of the Tao, intelligence came along, bringing hypocrisy with it.”
“When affirmation and negation came into being, Tao faded. After Tao faded, then came one-sided attachments. ”
“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”
“Your hypocrisy insults my intelligence.”
“When the Great Tao (Way or Method) ceased to be observed, benevolence and righteousness came into vogue.”
“Even when you’d lost everything you thought there was to lose, somebody came along and gave you something for free.”