Tao Te Ching

When a great person hears of the Way
he follows it with devotion
when an average person hears of the Way
he doesn't know if it's real or not
when a small person hears of the Way he laughs out loud
if he didn't laugh it wouldn't be the Way
hence these sayings arose
the brightest path seems dark
the quickest path seems slow
the smoothest path seems rough
the highest virtue low
the whitest white pitch-black
the greatest virtue wanting
the staunchest virtue timid
the truest truth uncertain
the perfect square lacks corners
the perfect tool does nothing
the perfect sound is hushed
the perfect form is shapeless
the Tao is hidden and has no name
but because it's the Tao
it knows how to start and how to finish