“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”

“Scholars of the highest class, when they hear about the Tao, earnestly carry it into practice.”

“When men lost their understanding of the Tao, intelligence came along, bringing hypocrisy with it.”

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

“The Tao is hidden, and has no name; but it is the Tao which is skilful at imparting (to all things what they need) and making them complete.”

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

“This is what is called 'The mysterious Quality' (of the Tao).”