《老子道德经(英译本)Lao Tze》41. Following

　　When the great man learns the Way, he follows it with diligence;

　　When the common man learns the Way, he follows it on occasion;

　　When the mean man learns the Way, he laughs out loud;

　　Those who do not laugh, do not learn at all.

　　Therefore it is said:

　　Who understands the Way seems foolish;

　　Who progresses on the Way seems to fail;

　　Who follows the Way seems to wander.

　　For the finest harmony appears plain;

　　The brightest truth appears coloured;

　　The richest character appears incomplete;

　　The bravest heart appears meek;

　　The simplest nature appears inconstant. The square, perfected, has no corner;

　　Music, perfected, has no melody;

　　Love, perfected, has no climax;

　　Art, perfected, has no meaning.

　　The Way can be neither sensed nor known:

　　It transmits sensation and transcends knowledge.