老子道德经(英译本)Lao Tze 41. Following

作者：《Lao Tze》李耳

• 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.