41st Verse

A great scholar hears of the Tao
and begins diligent practice.
A middling scholar hears of the Tao
and retains some and loses some.
An inferior scholar hears of the Tao
and roars with ridicule.
Without that laugh, it would not be the Tao.

So there are constructive sayings on this:
The way of illumination seems dark,
going forward seems like retreat,
the easy way seems hard,
true purity seems tarnished,
the greatest wisdom seems childish.

The Tao is hidden and nameless;
the Tao alone nourishes and brings
everything to fulfillment.

~Lao Tzu
Tao Te Ching

Living the Wisdom of the Tao
by Dr. Wayne Dyer
published by Hay House

43rd Verse

The softest of all things
overrides the hardest of all things.
That without substance enters where there is
no space.
Hence i know the value of nonaction.

Teaching without words,
performing without actions--
few in the world can grasp it--
that is the master's way.
Rare indeed are those
who obtain the bounty of this world.

~Lao Tzu
Tao Te Ching

Living the Wisdom of the Tao
by Dr. Wayne Dyer
published by Hay House

45th Verse

The greatest seems imperfect,
and yet its use is inexhaustible.
The greatest fullness seems empty,
and yet its use is endless.

Great straightness seems twisted.
Great intellighence seems stupid.
Great eloquence seems awkward.
Great truth seems false.
Great discussion seems silent.

Activity conquers cold;
inactivity conquers heat.
Stillness and tranquility set things in order
in the universe.

~Lao Tzu
Tao Te Ching

Living the Wisdom of the Tao
by Dr. Wayne Dyer
published by Hay House