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"



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