The Tao...

Higher people hear of the Tao,

They diligently practice it..

Average people hear of the Tao,

They sometimes keep it and sometimes lose it..

Lower people hear of the Tao,

They laugh loudly at it..

If they do not laugh,

it would not be the Tao...



Derek Lin
Tao Te Ching: Annotated & Explained
SkyLight Paths, 2006